If there is any signs that President-Elect Barack Obama can turn the U.S. Economy around, one has to look no further than their local neighborhood newspaper stand. A friend called me this morning to vent about how frustrating is was to find a Chicago Sun-Times newspaper for her mother. She had been driving out in the Chicago cold for almost an hour with no luck at finding a newspaper. Every place she went was sold out of either The Chicago Sun-Times or The Chicago Tribune newspaper. After hanging up the phone I decided to walk to my favorite coffee shop in Hyde Park. As I approached the end of the viaduct on 53rd and Lake Park, my mouth dropped. Across the street were a line of people waiting to purchase the Sunday paper … Read entire article »