Michael Puente

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Michael Puente
Michael Puente works full time for WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago Public Radio. He covers politics, environment and features in Northwest Indiana, southwest Michigan and Chicago’s South Side. For 11 years, Michael wrote for the Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana. Michael also spent two years writing for the Daily Herald of Arlington Heights, Ill., covering Chicago’s northwest suburbs. Michael is a contributing writer for Cafe Latino Lifestyles Magazine in Chicago and an adjunct faculty instructor at Calumet College of St. Joseph in Hammond.
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Recession = Rehab, Reuse, Renew

March 12, 2010

While some worry, scurry or otherwise run away during a recession, Pearl Mort views it as high tide. “Anytime there’s a recession, we do best because the pr... Read more.

Meet the Global Green Pals

March 12, 2010

Just a few weeks past Christmas, landfills are probably filling up with plastic boxes, wrapping paper, containers and parts from discarded and forgotten toys. M... Read more.