How is everybody? We are well into 2021 but one final Happy New Year from the Six.
The Six is back with a lineup that features the firing of a Chicago suburban executive part of this week’s rioting at The Capitol in Washington, a wealthy east coast suburban torn apart by virus shutdowns and a new movie sheds light on the death of Robin Williams.
Let’s proceed with the Six.
Suburban Tech CEO Fired After Participation in Capitol Rioting
This past Wednesday will not soon be forgotten in America. The videos and pictures of what took place at the U.S. Capitol in Washington were visceral and stunning. One of the people involved is the CEO of a Schaumburg tech company. He was charged with a federal crime and was fired from his job. The man, Bradley Rukstales, said his participation in Wednesday’s events is “the single worst personal decision of my life.”
The Treasured Diners And Hidden Haunts That Closed For Good In 2020
Like all of you, I’m sure, I’m done with the flowery introspective personal essays about what we lost in 2020. Let’s move on. But this article from the NY Times is on the rock bottom diners, taverns and watering holes that made up the personality of so many small towns in America. Many are gone for good. This is a touching obituary of those establishments.
The People Who Gutted Minor League Baseball
When minor league baseball comes back in 2021, and it will sometime this late spring or early summer, there will be a lot less of it. Less teams, less players. A lot of empty ballparks. Pre-Covid, Major League Baseball said it planned to contract MILB. The Year of the Virus just sped the process up.
How The School Re-Opening Debate is Tearing An East Coast Suburb Apart
This is what happens when Covid came to Brookline, Mass. Everyone was theoretically on the same team. Until they weren’t. This is a good read from Slate on how an elite east coast suburb melted down, one Zoom meeting at a time.
New Film on Robin Williams Sheds Light On Cause of Death
In 2014, film and television star Robin Williams died from suicide. Reports since say he was grappling with depression and substance abuse for a number of years. A new film from Williams’ widow provides new information that Williams suffered from an undiagnosed condition that caused dementia. The film, Robin’s Wish, is not available for streaming.
Want To Make The College Football Playoff? Spend Money On Football
Monday night, Ohio State and Alabama play for the college football national championship. How did they get there? Follow the money. This article from Sportico shows how much both programs make and spend. This ain’t your grandaddy’s game anymore. Amateurs need not apply.
Have a great rest of your weekend everybody. Thanks for reading as always.
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