That's what I read, anyway, in the English newspaper.
This does remind me of when I used to go for daily walks around a park near my former Glenview newsroom. I always loved passing by the tall grass area in summer and watching all of the red-winged blackbirds swooping about.
These days I need to watch out for the magpies and wood pigeons that like to sit in the middle of the cycle path next to the canal.
Mr Mayor, We need another new law in Chicago now!
I can attest personally to the crazy bird situation going on here. I was biking along the Fox River recently and suddenly felt this thing on my head, like a squirrel trying to eat my hair. I couldn't see what was going on, but my husband could. He said a bird had just attacked my ponytail. Guess that's one more reason to wear a helmet...
I tend to read the Guardian and on weekends the Observer. I know people whose families practically come to blows over their newspaper choices.
Hi Graham,
Thanks for posting. Yes, I do read the other papers, too...The Times, the Daily Mail, the Guardian, etc. And I have *definitely* picked up on the Telegraph's right-wing stance, and sometimes it gets on my nerves (I still can't believe a newspaper publishes the daily events of the royal family, though I must admit it's sometimes fascinating. There an awful lot of stories about rich people, too). But since it's the paper most readily available on the kitchen table when I'm eating breakfast, it is the one I tend to look at the most.
I've also been impressed by the Telegraph's Zimbabwe coverage.
I knew somebody was going to point out my apparent Telegraph bias one of these days. Rest assured, I know it's not the only quality paper in Britain. I like to read them all for a range of viewpoints, as well as the BBC Web site (and I watch/listen to BBC news). The paper that I think has the most well-written, well-reported lifestyle features coverage is, by far, The Times.
I'm another American resident in Nottingham. I'm wondering if you ever get the chance to read any of the other national papers. There's quite a range available with enormous variation in political viewpoints (and quality). The Telegraph is colloquially called the "Torygraph" because of its right-wing stance.