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Tuesday, April 23
Seems our local hairy weatherman, the Brookfield Zoo's Cloudy Groundhog, has failed to see his shadow today, while the more "famous" predictor, Punxsutawney Phil has indeed, seen his, and predicted six more weeks of winter. Can we get a consultation from Tom Skilling, or a marmot or something?