Category: The First Ward Report

A shortcut is the longest distance between two points. – Historian Charles Issawi I’m sure many of you’ve made the same mistake. You’ve settled in

My New Year’s resolution is for my body to make less noise while standing up.”— Random Twitter Person We’ve finally made it to part three

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions. – Actress and Director Joey Adams To quote the great Aerosmith, “I’m back

Three years and hospitals still refuse to adjust If you’ve mustered the nerve to take a gander at the press these days, particularly the nearly

Modern medicine is a negation of health. It isn’t organized to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick

I’m not sure if I’ve told this story before. During my official Sun-Times suburban newspaper days, I struck up a friendship with former WBEZ host

“Political honesty” is a decidedly oxymoronic notion right up there along with “military intelligence,” “conservative ideals,” “deficit spending,” “white supremacy,” “bureaucratic efficiency,” “civil debate,” and

The thing about plummeting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter – if you realize it’s a bad idea when you’re halfway

You can’t change people, but most importantly, unless you’re their momma, you don’t even know what’s best for them. – Singer Brandi Carlile  Let’s briefly

Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining. – Judge Judy Sheindlin How many entities have endured for 185 of Kane County’s 188