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Tribune

Specialty Definition: Chicago Tribune

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The Chicago Tribune, self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", is the leading newspaper of the Midwest of the United States.

Founded in 1847, the paper first came to attention before and during the American Civil War under the leadership of Joseph Medill, an abolitionist and supporter of Abraham Lincoln. The paper remained a strong force in Republican politics for years afterwards.

Under the 20th century editorship of Col. Robert R. McCormick these tendencies were exaggerated and the paper was strongly isolationist and actively biased in its coverage of political news and social trends, calling itself "An American newspaper for Americans", excoriating the Democrats and the New Deal, resolutely disdainful of the British and French, and greatly enthusiastic for Chiang Kai-shek and Sen. Joseph McCarthy. These biases were so pronounced that the paper came to be regarded as untrustworthy.

One of the great scoops in Tribune history was the revelation of U.S. war plans on the eve of the Pearl Harbor attack. Col. McCormick also once mutilated an American flag by cutting out what he deemed the "Rhode Island star" after that state had offended him.

Although the paper has since reformed and toned down, it retains a strong Republican slant and remains a dominant voice in "Chicagoland" and the Midwest in general.

The Chicago Tribune is the centerpiece of The Tribune Corporation, which includes many smaller suburban newspapers, radio and television stations, including WGN, whose call letters stand for "World's Greatest Newspaper", as well as pulp and paper interests, and Great Lakes shipping. The Tribune Corporation also owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

The corporation is also closely associated with the New York Daily News. The publisher of the News, Capt. Joseph Patterson and Col. McCormick, were both descendants of Medill. Both were also enthusiasts for simplified spelling, another hallmark of their papers.

Since the 1920s, the Chicago Tribune has been housed in the Gothic Tribune Tower.

External link

• Chicago Tribune website

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Tribune

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The Roman office of tribune of the people (tribunus plebis) was established in 494 BC, about 15 years after the foundation of the Roman Republic in 509. The plebeians of Rome seceded as a group -- that is, they left the city entirely -- until the patricians agreed to the establishment of an office that would have sacrosanctity (sacrosanctitas) -- that is, the right to be legally protected from any physical harm -- and the right of help (ius auxilii) -- that is, the right to rescue any plebeian from the hands of a patrician magistrate. Later, the tribunes acquired a far more formidable power, the right of intercession (ius intercessio) -- that is, the right to veto any act or proposal of any magistrate, including another tribune of the people ("veto" is Latin for "I forbid"). The tribune also had the power to exercise capital punishment against any person who interfered in the performance of his duties (the favourite threat of the tribune was therefore to have someone thrown from the Tarpeian Rock). The tribune's sacrosanctity was enforced by a solemn pledge of the plebeians to kill any person who harmed a tribune during his term of office. In about 450 the number of tribunes was raised to ten.

Tribunes were required to be plebeians, and until 421 this was the only office open to them. In the late Republic the patrician politician Clodius arranged for his adoption by a plebeian branch of his family, and successfully ran for the tribunate.

By extension from the technical Roman governmental usage, some modern politicians have been identified as "Tribunes of the People." .

Throughout the Republic and its fall, certain powerful individuals used the tribunes for their personal glory and gain. Clodius and Milo were both tribunes who used violence in the courts and government in order to achieve the needs and requests of Pompey and Caesar. Further more, when the Senate refused to grant Caesar all his requests he turned to the tribunes to grant him all he wanted -- ie. Pompey's veterans lands and him a further governship of Gaul. Again violence was used against those tribunes that prevented their quest for glory.

Because it was legally impossible for a patrician to be a tribune of the people, the first Roman "emperor", Caesar Augustus, was offered instead all of the powers of the tribunate without actually holding the office (tribunicia potestas). This formed the constitutional basis of the emperor's authority; he was sacrosanct, had ius intercessio, and could exercise capital punishment in the course of the performance of his duties. As a result, there was never actually an "office" of emperor; emperors' reigns were dated by their assumption of tribunicia potestas, and the actual constitutional position of the emperor was that of pontifex maximus (P.M.) tribunicia potestate (trib. pot.).

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Tribune, Kansas

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Tribune is a city located in Greeley County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 835. It is the county seat of Greeley County⁶.

Geography

Tribune is located at 38°28'13" North, 101°45'16" West (38.470288, -101.754489)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 835 people, 356 households, and 232 families residing in the city. The population density is 429.9/km² (1,117.0/mi²). There are 425 housing units at an average density of 218.8/km² (568.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.37% White, 0.12% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 3.59% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. 6.35% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 356 households out of which 28.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% are married couples living together, 5.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% are non-families. 31.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 2.87. In the city the population is spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $32,969, and the median income for a family is $46,563. Males have a median income of $30,132 versus $16,458 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,020. 9.6% of the population and 7.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.3% are under the age of 18 and 9.4% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tribune, Kansas."

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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Tribune tower building, looking northeast, Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Library of Congress.		Alex Mumford Jr., 10 disguised as the man from uncle complete with eye patch, handcuffs, trench coat, knife, gun, briefcase, in Macy's Toy Dept. / World Journal Tribune p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Ted Kell..
	Editorial staff of the New York Tribune. Credit: Library of Congress.		Reporters of News Tribune (Detroit Tribune). Credit: Library of Congress.
	News Tribune newsboys' plunge bath. Credit: Library of Congress.		Stillwater from Tribune Tower at Houlton, Wis., Aug. 11, 1902 ; Stillwater, from Irish Catholic Church steeple on South Third Street, Aug. 7, 1902. Credit: Library of Congress.
	John Brown, three-quarter length portrait, facing left, holding New York Tribune. Credit: Library of Congress.		The new Tribune Building, Printing House Square, Nassau, Chatham, Spruce, and Frankfort Streets / H. Claussen. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Why waste your time looking for a job when the Navy will employ you at once / by courtesy of the New York Tribune, with apologies to Briggs. Credit: Library of Congress.		Verhindert in beslagname van de Tribune, wordt abonne. Credit: Library of Congress.
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