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That's outrageous

Article Abstract:

There are various absurdities in society today. These include a foreigner whose heirs were awarded $1.5 million when he was electrocuted when he urinated at Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Ravenswood line. It was ruled that CTA was at fault for not protecting drunken men who urinate on tracks.

Author: Gertz, Bill, Royko, Mike, Maharaj, Davan, Jaffe, Herb, Edwardsen, Elizabeth
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
Cases, Judicial error

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House on the lake

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A husband reminisces his wife's happy times during summer vacations in their lake house in Wisconsin. Every little item in the house reminded him of his wife and the love they had shared. He remembers how his wife liked watching the blaze of colors during sunsets.

Author: Royko, Mike
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1997
Appreciation, Humor and anecdotes, Married people, Vacation homes, Sunset phenomena, Sunset

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Neat guy

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Don, a life-long Chicago resident, works daily to sweep debris from two streets in his neighborhood. He talks little, seeks no recognition and refuses payment for his efforts.

Author: Royko, Mike
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
Personalities, Chicago, Illinois, Maintenance and repair, Streets, Roads

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