undermine the system. and i think that has gotten lost in the story of whitey bulger in this trial. hey, kevin cullen, tell us, remind us, tell us what became of whitey bulger s girlfriend, the woman with whom he was on the lam and living in santa monica. kathy greg. she was sentenced to eight years in the same court a year ago. and she wouldn t talk. she went out as a tammy wynette of south boston. she stood by her man. didn t say anything. and of course talking to a lot of the families here, the victims families, they know that whitey bulger stashed money all over the country, if not all over the world. he had safety deposit boxes in dublin, london, paris. so they re saying where is the money. does kathy know? does his brother billy, the former politician know? does his brother jackie who was here every day for the trial know? all the families believe there is millions of dollars stashed out there. that s the mystery there is no
0 this case who have been stopped and fricked 1, 13, 14 times in a five-year period, young men in high school and college doing nothing wrong, they and their families later come to distrust the police. they re the same people who are going to sit on juries, the same people we need to call the police to give information about, real crime happening in their communities. and they become distrustful. it sets up a barrier between law enforcement and the communities and that harms african-americans as well as the rest of the residents of the city. talk about the sentencing case if we can. because in his speech today, attorney general eric holder combatted criticisms his actions in sentencing reform would be labeled as soft on crime or compromising public safety. the attorney general defended his proposals to ease drug sentencing guidelines by pointing to state programs that have focused on community programs instead of hard line prosecution. be clear. these measures have not compromised
scouting on the chicago black hawks. [laughter] but talk about their new book on whitey bulger. the boston mobster caught on the lam after sixteen years. and first of all,let get the you have boston journalists for a long time. between us it s probably like what? sixty years? [laughter] we ve been chasing him combined total fifty years each. wow. at this point in journalism, having a job is its own reward. you have an armful of to if i. a pulitzer prize, it s an impressive list. you know, it s a wonderful book. the thing that i was reminded of at the beginning, something when i was a kid my father was taking friend of mine to see butch cass did i did. he said whatever the movie makes of them, they are the bad guys. and the ore thing that reminded of is the old line from mel brookeson, the 2,000-year-old man asked about robin hood and he said, what about robin hood? he stole from the rich and gave to the poor. it s nonsense. he stole everything and kept everything. how d
average of the chicago tribune fest continues as douglas foster who spoke after mandela looked at post-apartheid south africa. and marvin kalb present his book the road to war. live coverage of the 2013 printers role that fast includes a conversation between edward and john glassy. that is our live from the printer s row that fast in chicago. our first panel of the day with walter jacobson and keith koenenman. i had no idea, never thought about doing it and never tried to do on it. when i retired five years ago for the first time the michael jordan of local television. in my business retirement is often compulsory. the latest as the air gets grayer, the less management wants you to be part of the team. the first time i retired i was ready to retire, 45 years in the business and i just went off thinking about myself, i had been under so many years of such severe deadlines that i never had a chance to think about what i was doing to myself and what i did for others to n