Day 36 (Monday, July 17)

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Things are heating up in Lebanon and there is all kinds of pro and anti feelings about what's going on in that part of the world. Personally, I shouldn't even say if I am either pro or con being that I should not have a bias. But y'all probably know what side of the fence I am standing on. Either way, I had to stay on the fence today when I covered the pro and anti Israeli rallies in downtown.

The above photos is pretty cool because it shows just how deep people feel about their sides. Obviously, there is some tension between the two sides. This photo shows exactly that. And the sign helps deliver the message of the anti Israeli person.

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I really tried hard to show both sides of the story. It was pretty simple doing that being that there rallies were held on opposite end of the street.

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Today was extremely hot. At one point I heard the heat index was at 102-degrees. Chicago has a long history of people dying during heat waves. As a mater of fact, I read this morning that in 1995 there were more than 700 people who passed away because of heat-related symptoms. Wow!

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I headed into Millennium Park and shot photos of people trying to get away from the heat. The photo of the mother and daughter shows exactly how annoying the sun was. The photo of the sunbather shows how relaxing heat could be.

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But the photo of the kid really tells it all. Heat is a hard thing to run away from. Especially outdoors.

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It was a pretty hot day, but I was not complaining. This weather reminds me of the Southwest, particularly West Texas. So, I was feeling at home.

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