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/p> p> BIG SHOULDERS br> Re: G. Tracy Mehan, III's Still My Kind of Town : /p> p>I am a small town Southern boy, but since my first visit to Chicago 25 years ago, I have loved the place and your article hits the nail on the head. I was taken aback by Chicago's friendliness, cleanliness, and smorgasbord of activities to choose from. "City of Big Shoulders" truly describes it. I recall a quote from a turn-of-the-20th-Century alderman: "This ain't no sissy town." Chicago, my favorite big city in the U.S., has everything any other city can offer, but without the pretense. br> -- Warren Mowry /p>

Thanks for a pleasant review of a great town to visit. I enjoy every trip to that city.

p>Unfortunately, those of us who live south of the city (southwestern Illinois) have to live day-to-day with the political side of Chicago, the one "owned" by left-leaning Democrats. The Governor's Mansion is in Springfield, but the Honorable Mr. Blagojevich lives in Chicago. Does that tell you all you need to know about Illinois politics? br> -- Mike Mawhorr

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