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CouponsExpire2/15/11 LabonPremises 3 R E D E Y E l T H U R S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 6 , 2 0 11 4 E Y DE This is Y. Lack of regret E R l 011 is regretful 2 6, Y R A Getting Healthy is Y. U What happened to regrets? N JA page Nobody has them, or at least admits to them, anymore. Y, As someone who sets aside an hour before bedtime each night to A FeelingconfidentisY. four SD regret much of what transpired earlier in the day, I find other people’s R U contentment in all their decisions, well, regretful. H MARK T Trying something new is Y. BAZER End-of-2010 news was full of notable, mistake-filled people looking ritaredeye back regret-less. Meeting new people is Y. @tribune.com Take ... Nancy Pelosi, who oversaw a Congress with an average 24 percent approval rating. “We have no regrets,” she says. Hmm, not even that Finding motivation is Y. three-quarters of the country didn’t like you? Nicole Richie says of her time on “The Simple Life,” “I don’t really look back with any regrets.” She, I guess, leaves that to the rest of us. HURRY! Sports figures specialize in leading regret-free lives. JANUARYONLY! LeBron James: “I don’t regret any decision that I’ve made.” Fired Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini: “There’s not a sense of loss or regret.” 0 MORE And, of course, Brett Favre. “I have no regrets,” he said during his final $ BAZER news conference. “I can’t think of too many players who can say that.” Mark Bazer hosts I don’t know, maybe all the players who can say they never were “The Interview fined for refusing to talk about sexting allegations, sued by massage Show” from therapists, knew when to call it a career, didn’t promote a brand of 6:30-8 p.m. jeans that may not actually be made anymore ... Friday at The My favorite no-regretter, though, has to be Mike Bickle. He’s the Hideout (1354 founder of the International House of Prayer, or IHOP. Speaking at W. Wabansia the group’s annual convention, he said. “If I stand before Him and JOINER FEE Ave.). His guests have regret, it is the greatest tragedy a believer can have.” include for- mer Chicago Surely, though, God would understand if he regretted giving his Bear and cur- organization the same name as a pancake house. YOURMEMBERSHIP rent Chicago Perhaps it’s a question of semantics. Do people without regrets ALSO INCLUDES: Slaughter believe they made no mistakes—or do they not regret their mistakes Activtrax coach Steve because of some regretful notion about the importance of learning McMichael. $5 Web-basedTraining/NutritionProgram from your mistakes? If you had the choice of making a mistake and learning from it or No Contracts not making the mistake in the first place, which would you choose? No long-term contracts And what exactly do people expect to learn when they make a mistake? Tons of Classes For me, it’s that I’ll probably make that mistake again in a week or so. 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Amazing.” “pretty bad.” He used marijuana and co- Y, A voice, one that had been sadly mis- Williams was contacted Wednesday by caine and lost interest in his radio career. D S placed, Ted Williams simply asked for help the Cavaliers, who have offered him a po- Williams said his last job was with a sta- R HU John Paul II to get him off the streets. He’s been heard. sition that could include announcing work tion in Columbus, Ohio. Williams said he T GETTY IMAGES FILE Left homeless after his life and career at Quicken Loans Arena, the team’s down- celebrated two years of sobriety “around were ruined by drugs and alcohol, Wil- town venue. Williams said the team has Thanksgiving.” Report: John Paul II taking liams has been offered a job by the Cleve- offered him a two-year contract and said it Williams was initially spotted by The step toward sainthood land Cavaliers and is being pursued by would pay his mortgage. Columbus Dispatch standing near an exit 1 The late Pope John Paul II could NFL Films for possible work after he and He said the Cavaliers’ offer is just one of ramp off Interstate 71. In a video inter- take a big step toward sainthood his compelling tale became an online cu- many flooding in during the past two days. view that quickly became wildly popular, as early as this year, a longtime Vatican riosity. “I can’t believe what’s going on,” said Williams—holding a cardboard sign that journalist reports. He could be beatified in a service led by Pope Benedict XVI at “This has been totally, totally amazing,” Williams, a father of nine. “God gave me asked motorists for help and says, “I’m the Vatican by the end of 2011, according Williams said in a phone interview with a million-dollar voice and I just hope I can an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on to reports Wednesday. The Associated Press on Wednesday, his do right by him.” hard times”—explained in his smooth, voice choking with emotion. “I’m just so Williams’ life began spiraling downward bottomless voice that he was drawn to ra- Probation recommended thankful. God has blessed me so deeply. in 1996 when he began drinking alcohol dio at age 14. in Anna Nicole Smith case 2 Prosecutors in the Anna Nicole Smith drug case are recommend- Boehner ing probation, not prison, for Smith’s psy- chiatrist and lawyer-boyfriend, who were convicted on charges of conspiring to takes House provide drugs using false names. leadership Van full of horse meat found 3 A man whose bloody fingerprints were found on a van full of horse meat was arrested Wednesday, the latest 9 WASHINGTON Republicans scaled person in the Miami area to be charged in back plans for deep cuts in govern- connection with black-market butchering ment spending as they took power in the of horses for human consumption. House of Representatives on Wednesday, diluting a key promise that helped them to Hudson plane headed to N.C. victory in November’s election. 4 The crippled US Airways plane that A senior Republican also signaled the made a safe emergency landing in New York’s icy Hudson River in 2009 party could work with President Obama’s is headed for its final destination—the administration to avert a debt crisis in the Carolinas Aviation Museum. coming months. “Our spending has caught up with us, Assange warned for lateness Written examination and our debt will soon eclipse the size of 5 Police have issued a warning to 8 People write calligraphy Wednesday during the 47th annual New Year callig- our entire economy. Hard work and tough WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange raphy contest in Tokyo. Almost 3,000 people participated in the calligraphy decisions will be required,” GOP leader after he showed up late for his court- contest to celebrate the start of the new year. GETTY IMAGES John Boehner said. ordered daily check-in with British au- Boehner was elected House speaker as thorities while on bail. Assange has been the new Congress convened, taking over reminded he could be arrested should it 7 from Democrat Nancy Pelosi. happen again. 4 5 Police arrest hostage taker 6 8 6 Police arrested a gunman who bar- 1 ricaded himself inside a Phoenix 9 valley fast-food restaurant with hos- T1HE7 DIGI T tages, after exchanging shots with of- 3 The National ficers outside a shopping mall, police 2 Park Service, said Wednesday. Police spokesman Joe which manages Favazzo said the gunman gave himself the nation’s parks and monu- up. At least two hostages were released. ments, is waiving admis- The incident began when police tried sion fees on 17 days this year to arrest a suspect, Daniel Perez, who for the 394 national parks was wanted for shooting at Arizona throughout the country. Department of Public Safety officers in December.