Category: The First Ward Report

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

To all those bleeps who recently insisted that Governor Pointless wasn’t a complete hypocrite, or at least he wasn’t one lately, my question to you

For reference purposes, John Rung is the Shaw Media CEO, and Tom Shaw is the Chief Product Officer. In addition to being posted here, this

“Somewhere out there a tree is tirelessly producing oxygen so you can breathe. I think you owe it an apology.” – House Considering some of