Quick Hits — September 21, 2023
How can I miss you if you won’t go away? – Nancy Ward I quote my not-so-sainted mother here because, just like those bad end-of-the-movie
Smithfield has far more issues than foul odors
Corporations in communities need to be better neighbors. – Erin Brockovich So, Illinois 8th District Congressman, Raja Krishnamoorthi finally caught up with the fine folks
RiverEdge Park is an accident waiting to happen
My lovely wife and I enjoy Aurora’s halcyon outdoor entertainment venue to the point where we went to three separate August concerts – Stayin’ Alive,
Why Uncle Joe’s doing a really good job!
A year ago, my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the supreme court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is the worst kind of bigot!
If liberals didn’t have double standards, they wouldn’t have any standards at all. – Screenwriter Burt Prelutsky Apparently, I’m one of those rare liberals who
Quick Hits – September 5, 2023
I truly enjoyed a glorious four-day weekend with a much-needed writing break, but now I’m a day behind and my plan is to actually do
This is the best the Elgin diversity consultants could do?
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. – Mark Twain I really need to come up with
On the persistent failures of municipal government
Local government is a gamble that can have disastrous consequences when it fails. – MSNBC host Joy Reid Or I could’ve quoted myself instead, “The
Quick Hits – August 24, 2023
With no single story capturing my attention this week, let’s catch up on a few things. Bomb threats are back in the news Forgive me
How progressives and Trumpers have conspired to destroy our school systems – part 2
Last Thursday, we discussed how the liberal and progressive instigated COVID school mitigations led to a national record level of chronic truancy during the 2021-2022