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‘Grapes of Wrath’ author John Steinbeck, then a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune, wrote this to his best friend in 1943, “All

It never hurts to broaden your municipal horizons The day will come when former Elgin City Councilman and good friend, John Prigge, will write something

Upon rolling out of bed yesterday morning, had you told me that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel would bid adieu to the impending electoral festivities, I

Oops! I forgot to post that I wouldn’t be posting on Labor Day for all the obvious reasons. So the next real Quick Hits will

Paying heed to some excellent advice then Managing Editor Rick Nagel regularly provided when toiling for the Beacon-News, unless it’s a truly humorous event, I

All Elgin had to do is wait. But no! They decided to listen to the latest liberal group with a solution in search of a

In the sage words of that great philosopher, Britney Spears, “Oops!… I did it again,” I availed myself of social media, somehow believing things would

Before we get started, please allow me to raise my right hand and publicly proclaim my undying love for the City of Elgin, Illinois. Their

Pope Frank flubs it With the perfect opportunity to finally grab the child sexual abuse moral failing bull by the horns, Pope Francis did nothing

Whenever I take on a large institution or organization, I try to avoid applying the kind of broad brush strokes that would condemn the whole