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The Pentagon has opened all jobs across the military to women. That historic change has raised another historic question: Are women now facing the draft? http://ift.tt/1L35bdx

WBEZ's Morning Newscast for Tuesday, March 1

Tomorrow's Super Tuesday and there are a couple of ways it could all shake out.

Workers behind treats like Oreos and Ritz are continuing the fight to keep Nabisco on Chicago's Southwest Side. Parent company Mondelez said it is investing in new manufacturing lines, and 600 jobs, in Salinas, Mexico. WBEZ's Natalie Moore spoke with union members to get an update. http://ift.tt/1ScEGUg

WBEZ's Morning Newscast for Monday, February 29

'In My Mind, [Bj THE CHICAGO KID's] full-length debut on Motown, is evidence of why some of music's best and brightest are aligned with the versatile artist. http://ift.tt/1LME8xN

What do place names tell us about ourselves? Curious City investigates the myth-making behind a popular origin story.

We took a sample of the most economically novel proposals and asked a panel of economists: Are they good or bad? http://ift.tt/1WPhjiQ

Some people don’t always realize how much kids are paying attention to all the chaos in Chicago Public Schools these days. http://ift.tt/1Qiisim

After NPR reported Bob Ebeling's story on the anniversary of the Challenger explosion, hundreds of people responded. Ebeling, now 89, says those letters "helped bring my worrisome mind to ease." http://ift.tt/1pak181

“Conservatives have been conditioned that when you hear solar, you hear, oh, that's bad. It's only for Liberals or Treehuggers, and it's related to climate change!” Debbie Dooley of the @Green Tea Coalition talks about tackling energy reform from a conservative perspective on The Takeaway http://bit.ly/1Rnzfzq

WBEZ's Morning Newscast for Thursday, February 25

The ingredients of HBO’s much-hyped new series Vinyl would seem to be foolproof. So why, oh why is Vinyl such an abysmal, embarrassing, and disastrous mess? -Jim DeRogatis http://ift.tt/21hNQVn

Dark money, union money, mega-donor money. Allies of Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Mike Madigan chase one district's primary voters. WBEZ's Dan Weissmann breaks it down. http://ift.tt/1LG4Yrj

Morning headlines from WBEZ Chicago.

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