Mike Royko
Mike Royko
Michael "Mike" Roykowas a Chicago newspaper columnist, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Over his 30-year career, he wrote over 7,500 daily columns for three newspapers, the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth19 September 1932
CountryUnited States of America
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It's no coincidence that female interest in the sport of baseball has increased greatly since the ballplayers swapped those wonderful old-time baggy flannel uniforms for leotards.
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Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax.
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All that proves is that most of the world is too poor to build bowling alleys, golf courses, tennis courts and baseball fields. There's hundreds of millions of poor people out there who still ain't got indoor plumbing, but that don't mean there's something great about an outhouse. Soccer is boring. I've never seen a more boring sport.
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Hating the (New York) Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax
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New York didn't need that 1969 pennant...all Cub fans wanted was that one measly pennant. It would have kept us happy until the twenty-first century. But New York took that from us and I can never forgive that.
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So if you visit Chicago, enjoy the many great courses, the Midwestern friendliness, and the cities other amenities. But if a stranger with a goofy swing wants to play for more than loose change, take a pass. It's a long walk back to your hotel in bare feet.
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Show me the worst school districts in Detroit, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, and I'll show you parents that shouldn't be raising a Chia Pet, much less a child.
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They say he is kind of dumb. This, they contend, is why he let his pal, Ted Isaacs, lead him to graft, disgrace, and, probably, a federal pen.
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Hey, Dennis, this is Mike! Kick me, please! I'll settle for the price of a set of golf clubs.
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The Newberry seemed the perfect place for Mike's papers, ... I'm sure he would be honored and humbled to know his columns and papers are in such good company with the works of his respected colleagues and those he admired. Now everything he saved, from his funny hand-written responses to readers to the get well letters he received, will be accessible to anyone who wants to see a more personal side of Mike.
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When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero.
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There is only one way to solve the alleged crisis of the erosion of 'family values.' And that is to get right down to the root cause of the problem.
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Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right.
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Hollywood likes to boast that it can elevate the national conscience.