Chicago Tribune

Born in Chicago, Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat may be banned from picket lines by national labor board

For nearly 30 years, Scabby the Rat, a giant inflatable balloon with sharp claws, a perpetual snarl and a menacing demeanor, has loomed over construction sites across Chicago and beyond to protest the ...
Seattle Times

Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat faces extermination by national labor board

CHICAGO – For nearly 30 years, Scabby the Rat, a giant inflatable balloon with sharp claws, a perpetual snarl and a menacing demeanor, has loomed over construction sites across Chicago and beyond to ...
The New York Times

Scabby, the Giant Inflatable Union Protest Rat, Faces Extermination

The glowering rodent, long a curbside fixture in New York and around the country, could soon be banned in labor demonstrations. By Michael Gold In a city long teeming with rats, both literal and ...
abc7NY

Homeowner's enormous inflatable Santa Claus brings extra holiday spirit to Farmingdale residents

FARMINGDALE, Long Island (WABC) -- For some people around the holidays, going big on decorations is just part of showing that extra spirit. But what about a 42-foot inflatable Santa Claus on your ...
Tampa Bay Times

Did you see the giant IUD balloon in Tampa? This is who’s behind it.

Advocacy group Americans for Contraception came to Tampa with a 20-foot inflatable IUD as part of their IUD Express tour after the Right to Contraception Act was killed by Republican senators. A man ...