Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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Thank you John Kass for standing up to the democratic communist mob.
Let’s see the tax returns and financial records for the union leadership. What are they hiding?
Kass will survive this and turn out to be a hero. Just like the Goya Foods owner who showed some spine and his business is doing even better. Just like Chic-Fila after chameleon Rahm Emmanuel’s speech from his high horse about family values. Go get em’ Mr. Kass.
I haven’t been able to find a copy of the Guild’s “open letter.” Anybody know a link?
Here you go. at the bottom. https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/07/27/tribune-colleagues-blast-john-kass-column-antithetical-values/
Whoa! John Kass is now just noticing this? Where had he been, for the last 10 or 20 years? ?
If you’ve been reading his columns, you’d know John’s had his eye on the ball for years.
I read his columns and never heard him speak out much. ?
I am astounded to discover that there is a Writers Union. I can’t imagine a better way to ensure uniformly conforming and mindless newspeak. All bleating the exact same narrative like sheep. All safely confined within the same echo chamber. Not an original thought among the membership. Each ‘writer’ exactly like the next ‘writer’. Like writing robots or like a ‘news’ story computer program.
So in the interest of fair and full disclosure, will the Tribune ‘Guild’ make public where it’s union dues are used for political contributions?
Fantastic. Maybe the mighty trib writers guild (union) could tell us which canidates they fork over there union dues too?? As there readership tanks, and they’re on the verge of being bought out buy slash & burn private equity firm
Bravo!
John, from a fellow former Gage Park’er, i say ‘give ’em hell.’
Let them know what you think:
chicagotribuneguild@gmail.com
I canceled my subscription immediately and I like to think hurting them in the pocketbook is a great idea. Bankruptcy is an excellent disinfectant (paraphrasing Justice Brandeis)
Same. This moves them closer to the Sun-times in my view. I’ll get my news elsewhere. Keep up the good fight Kass!!! We citizens needs guys like you (and wirepoints).
Kass is the only reason I keep my subscription. Once he’s gone, good bye Tribune!
My sentiments exactly. I have been a subscriber for 40 years, often wonder why I keep it up. John Kass is the reason. He is fighting for all of us.