Category: The First Ward Report

One of the most often-repeated commandments in my not-quite-bestselling book, So You Want to Win a Local Election is “politics ain’t a game for sissies.”

When I posted “Banning Donald Trump from Twitter at this late point is a lot like wearing a condom after your wife’s eight months pregnant,”

At the end of part one we determined there were a number of unanswered question in regard to what, by any stretch of the imagination,

If I had to sum up the sad state of today’s print journalism in one word, that word would be “sources,” as in an utter

Are we losing touch? – From ‘Man on the Moon’ by REM You’d think I’d have learned my lesson by now. After a decade-and-a-half of

Buckle your seatbelts because it’s gonna be a long one, folks! After watching three hours of Geneva City Council sausage making last night, all I

This is actually the latest entry from ‘The Diary of a Curmudgeon!’ But since it so aptly tackles that absurd Cancel Culture, I thought I’d

As if it could get any worse, right? But just when you thought all was lost, Dear Reader, leave it to yours truly to swoop

Proving a politician’s persistent hypocrisy rarely requires breaking a journalistic sweat, but when it comes to Illinois Governor Pointless, all you have to do is

First and foremost, since gratitude may well be the most powerful force in the universe, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the