Business TOM PETRUNO Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email By Chicago TribunePUBLISHED: October 16, 2007 at 2:13 PM CDT | UPDATED: May 23, 2019 at 10:02 PM CDTGetting your Trinity Audio player ready...Tom Petruno is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, a Tribune Co. newspaper. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email