Poetic Obituaries: "It's a polite way

of calling someone a nut. These things I uncover aren't conspiracies. They're simply the way powerful people conduct business."

The indefatigable Mr. [Sherman] Skolnick, 75, who chased scoops until the end, died Sunday of a likely heart attack at his South Side home, family said.

from Chicago Tribune: Sherman Skolnick, activist and political gadfly, dies at 75

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