It's Beginning to Feel a lot like a Recession or is it Depression?

December 9, 2008. Open a newspaper. Turn on the news. Check the Twitter logs. Read a few blogs. The news is bad... I mean seriously depressing.

Beyond the usual layoffs, auto industry mayhem and miscellaneous negative economic news, here are some other uplifting headlines from sweet home Chicago just in the past week... 

"Blagojevich Arrested"

"Governor Threatened Tribune Over Criticism"

"Tribune Company Files for Bankruptcy"

"Talks Fail to End Sit-In at Closed Factory"

"Cubs Fans Denied"

"Bodies of 90-year-old woman's siblings had been in for years" (archived from a few weeks ago, but so unbelievable it deserved a mention)

But to keep us all from believing it's the apocalypse or that hell has freezed over and settled next to Lake Michigan, I've also searched and found a few feel-good stories. Some of which are Chicago-based... most of which are not. Take from it what you will. 

"Chicago neurosurgeon being considered for U.S. attorney general"

"Honest tenn. woman finds $97,000 in Cracker Barrel restaurant, but returns it to owner"

"Man who lost family in crash says pray for pilot"

And restaurants.com is giving away $25 for $3. Yet another reason not to cook :) 

Anyone else have any good news to report??? I'm sure we would all appreciate it...