culture shock

Recent stories from the Chicago Tribune:

• Body found in Southwest Side Canal
• Mobster tells how he killed Outfit hit man
• Michigan Avenue closed after suspicious package found

Recent stories from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (where I'm from)

• Waukesha County Fair: Lessons from Livestock
• Milwaukee will not get wi-fi on time
• Smokers might be forced to take walk

Of course, I'm a long way from the city of Chicago, and certainly there's plenty of violence in Milwaukee, but the RSS feeds from Chicago are just depressing.

Just for perspective, let's look at where I used to live: Bozeman, Montana.

• Ventriloquist provides entertainment at County Fair
• Agency to recommend reducing speed limit on U.S. 191
• MSU names new dean of students