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50 things I learned in my first 50 years

Published  Jan 3, 2008  I’m turning 50 next week. So I thought I’d take the opportunity here to list 50 things I’ve learned in 50…

Is ‘wussy’ a vulgar term?

From my blog, November 2003:  I raised a question  after a recentTribune editorial griped about “the wussy nature” of a filibuster then taking place in…

Picayune Sentinel content links

Twitter has been blocking or otherwise impeding links to Substack newsletters, so this page has become my workaround.  Picayune Sentinel for 5-25-23 Relax! The big…

Brandon Johnson on policing, circa 2020

WGN-Ch. 9 news interviewed Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson on Aug. 11, 2020 in the wake of a resurgence of racial unrest. I had the…

An interview with Politico’s Shia Kapos

   Meet Shia Kapos Political news junkies and informed citizens throughout Chicago and Illinois start their day by reading “Illinois Playbook.” It’s a comprehensive political…