Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. – Nancy Ward It was a year ago when I chided the KC GOP
Year: 2024
It still sucks to be a black man in America
By all teammate and coach accounts, Illini standout, and likely first round NBA draft pick, Terrence Shannon, Jr. (TSJ), knew he could be a target
The Kane County Republican Party no longer exists
Though that’s a more figurative than literal declaration, that’s about to change. And it’s about to change because I’m already working with the Kane County
On the vast jealousy and bigotry of minority women
When tackling touchy topics like this one, the fact that I’m a classic Evanston, Illinois, liberal bears repeating. Though we’ve become an endangered species these
Quick Hits – June 6, 2024
It’s time to catch up on those fascinating possibilities that don’t merit a full column. So, without further ado: Being a beauty queen ain’t all
A local comedy club caves!
If you don’t want to have to deal with controversy, then don’t open a flippin’ comedy club! – Jeff Ward Ever since my great great
Not in any yearbook!
Aside from the Cancel Culture using the shifting verbal sands as a cudgel, some once-innocuous words, phrases, and symbols, through no fault of their own,
On Proustian pastimes
As promised! Here are two of my favorite passages from the eternally impending The Curmudgeon: Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the
Have a great Memorial Day weekend!
America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor. – Paul Tsongas It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who
On the lack of local government prescience
Given their particular penchant for flights of fancy, for specific reference purposes, we’ll focus on various Geneva, Illinois, mayor and city council. Though this mien