DECEMBER 2011 I VOLUME 02 ISSUE 12
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FEATURES
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I Red Thread's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide
From posh perfume to delicious brew for the He in your
home, we've collected great ideas for a rollicking good time.
Reporting by Lynne Konstantin
23 I The Final Countdown?
The economy is listing, the environment is on the brink and
social order is breaking down. Is our time up?
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Reporting by Beth Robinson and Bryan Gottlieb
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OPINION
0, I On Economics
OOPMark Phillips
believes it darkest
before the dawn.
Is it morning in
America, again?
16 I Speakers' Corner
Howard Lovy
explains why
the right is so
quick to play
the "J" card.
DEPARTMENTS
12 I More Than My CV
A phone interview is not a
face-to-face meeting. But,
could you smoke during
the conversation?
18 J
Kiddush
Club
How YOU doin'?
We have some
bubbly at the club.
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Professionals
26 I Nightcap
He swapped A-Basin for
Alpine Valley. Really!?
The world may be
ending, but the kids
are hungry.
Editor's Letter
Five Things/Kids Love
Foodie
Bar Fly
10 Magnum Opus
11
Highlights
12
Professionals
8
Oh, Sisyphus!
Here and Now
18 The Q & A
9
JEWFRO
19 The Gina Monologues
THE DECEMBER COVER: "THE FOUR HORSEMEN" by Tim Foley; Concept by B. Gottlieb and D. Schultz
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Bryan Gottlieb
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Arthur M. Horwitz
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Deborah Schultz
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F. Kevin Browett
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Keith Farber
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Gail Zimmerman
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
Ann G. Abrams, Jan Haskell, Melissa Litvin,
Heidi Martin, Rick Nessel, Dharlene Norris
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Kim Metzger
IT/CIRCULATION DIRECTOR
Deanna Spivey
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Jackie Headapohl
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Keri Guten Cohen
COPY EDITOR
David Sachs
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Stefani Barner, Julie Edgar, Ben Falik
Lynne Konstantin, Karynne Naftolin,
Allan Nahajewski, Beth Robinson, Mark Phillips,
Robin Schwartz, Natalie Sugarman, Gina Volpe,
Pam Zinkowsky, Rebecca Zusel
CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR
Zena Davis
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MANAGER
Scott Drzewiecki
DESIGNERS
Jeffrey Meyer, Pam Sherevan, Michelle Sheridan
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FOOD &
SPIRITS
Linda of
Commerce Twp. won
$100 Gift Certificate to
Pepino's
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