Category: The First Ward Report

My fear is, by the time you finish reading about this silly scenario, you might think that I’m the “idiot” for pursuing a nearly pointless

Somehow I got stuck, between the rock and the hard place and I’m down on my luck. – Warren Zevon – Lawyers, Guns and Money

There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to shame the devil. – Walter Lippmann Most eras end with

Let’s cover a few items on my column to do list that we haven’t managed to get to till now: How is Menards still in

There’s nothing left to do but get drunk. – Franklin Pierce In light of Presidents’ Day, a friend and favorite reader suggested I write a

The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline. – Author James C. Collins As is so often the post-COVID case,

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea. – Teacher and Author Julia Cameron The truth is, both groups harbor a penchant to embrace terrible ideas,

A week is a long time in politics. – Former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson Yes it is! And Mr. DeSantis didn’t seem too terribly

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in. –

“The public?” Despite my innumerable flaws as described by my readers on a daily basis, I’ve always thought I was a cut above the rabble