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Friday, April 26
Chicago Headline Club and Positive Vision Communications present a panel discussion on race, ethics and politics in journalism tonight from 6 to 8pm at Columbia College, 33 E. Congress, Room 219. Panelists include Mark Brown, Sun-Times columnist; Delmarie Cobb, media and political consultant; Hermene Hartman, CEO of Hartman Publishing Group; Esther Cepeda, columnist; and Charles Thomas, ABC 7 News political reporter. The Reader's Mick Dumke will moderate. Free and open to the public.