Hate is the complement of fear and narcissists like being feared. It imbues them with an intoxicating sensation of omnipotence. ― Sam Vaknin Before we move
Author: Jeff Ward
Goodbye and good riddance Superintendent Mutchler!
Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation. – William Arthur Wood Given the nature of my personal “relationship” with the soon-to-be
Quick Hits – January 13, 2022
If education doesn’t solve a problem, then it is a problem; If the educated do not solve problems, then they are the problems. ― Ernest Agyemang
How municipal and county government really works!
Alright class! Settle down! It’s time to learn how your local government really works because some of you seem to be more than a bit
Quick Hits – January 6, 2022
Is Dustin Good living up to his last name? It would seem this writer may have erred in casting new Elgin City Councilman Dustin Good
(Semi-) Quick Hits – January 4, 2022
Quick Hits – January 3, 2022 “Act like you’ve been there before!” That titular quote has been variously ascribed to football coach legends Lou Holtz,
On Valentine’s Day!
Alright! Since we’ve covered our Christmas and New Year’s greatest hits, let’s move on to Valentine’s Day which may well be the worst “holiday” ever
Beware the dreaded New Year’s resolutioner!
This column, which originally ran on a number of Patches, got me in a boatload of trouble with the rabble. I thought I was simply
The Christmas letter I’d like to get
I meant to warn y’all beforehand, but I generally don’t write the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. But fear not, Dear Reader, cuz
East Dundee: Village or soap opera?
If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role. — Judy Garland It was a scant 8 days