“In #Ukraine, we say: one hard winter is better than 100 years of slavery, and 100 years with #Russia,” says Eugene Geresymchuck. 

He is one of the millions of #ukrainians who are living under Russia’s nearly constant bombardment.
Eugene lives in the central Ukrainian city of #zhytomyr  --about 85 miles west of Kyiv.
And it’s one of the dozens of cities attacked in recent weeks.  #russian rockets and drones -- struck that city’s power supply plant.   
Eugene is a  journalist like I am … We first met in 2015 when I visited him in Zhytomyr.  He visited the United States that same year.  We have stayed in touch over the years through social media -- and we reconnected this year after the start of the war.  I spoke to him this (Oct. 27, 2022) week about the recent attacks and how his city is preparing for the cold winter ahead.

“One hard winter is better than 100 years of slavery, and 100 years with Russia,”

It was a sunday in July 2017.  A bike ride through a Chicago neighborhood. A pick-up truck speeds by and slams into several other vehicles. The aftermath recorded on a smart-phone.
The person capturing the moment on video and audio was Susana Mendoza -- the current comptroller for state of Illinois.  She was elected state comptroller back in December of 2016. She's full of energy and has a passion for public service...but we're not talking politics in this portion of her interview. 

No it's about an encounter she had with a well known Chicago tough guy.  At the time she had NO idea who she was dealing with. 

The encounter was with a guy name John Boyle.  His nickname among Chicago journalists is "John Quarters Boyle."  Now Susana Mendoza and title for this story "Say Cheeze."

Susana Mendoza: Story of her encounter with a Chicago tough guy

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Susana Mendoza: Story of her encounter with a Chicago tough guy

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