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The Open Heart-John Kass
John Kass news ^ | 1/10/23 | John Kass

Posted on 01/12/2023 8:31:26 PM PST by CFW

How far is Sweden’s Kvistrum Bridge from my room at the University of Chicago Hospital Center for Care and Discovery? You can see by the photo there are men salmon fishing upstream from that bridge. Isn’t that enough? Does it matter how far it is? Or who is in the water?

They’re human. They’re men. That’s enough. They seem to be fishing for sport, not for meat. Tight lines, boys!

I can’t even get my mind around the distance now. An eternity. An impossibility. For me the middle of the night isn’t the time of measuring distances, thinking of schedules, fretting over flies, guides, tackle. Right now, late at night, it is the time of trying to slow down the mind. A time of calming. And praying. It is not a time of worrying about politics either, of Chicago’s broken politics or Joe Biden’s broken border.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: chicago; conservatives; kass
John Kass, formerly a columnist with the Chicago Tribune, wrote this column for his website on the 10th. I can't find any news as to how he is doing after his open-heart surgery. Kass was pretty much kicked off the Chicago Tribune newspaper for being a conservative several years ago. His columns are always insightful and on point and he never pulls any punches. He is well-read and a critical thinker and I've always enjoyed his columns.

Is there anyone in the Chicago area who has heard how he is doing or how the surgery went?

1 posted on 01/12/2023 8:31:26 PM PST by CFW
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To: CFW

I haven’t heard this before. Sorry to learn. He is truly one of the very, very good ones! Godspeed return to good health for a great all around guy, proud Greek and damn good cook.


2 posted on 01/12/2023 9:00:15 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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I’ll keep looking for an update over the next couple of days and post here if I discover anything.

He is one of the good ones!


3 posted on 01/12/2023 9:01:23 PM PST by CFW (old and retired)
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To: CFW

Prayers up for Kass. He is one of the good guys. I knew from his FB page that he was going for shoulder surgery, but I didn’t know about the heart surgery. He is a frequent guest and substitute host on some radio shows I listen to. I’ll check in the morning to see if they say anything.


4 posted on 01/12/2023 9:24:05 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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