The First Ward

Every now and then you have to stop thinking about Bill Foster, Rob Russel and all our nagging issues and write a funny column. Since

Forget the maharishis and the ascetic Indian gurus. Apparently all you really need to achieve enlightenment in this life is to have your political ass

While in the process of ensuring my two lovely miscreants were actually going to sleep at 9:30 yesterday evening (no hidden iPod touches), I looked

While I certainly understand why so many of us lamented the Supreme Court’s absurd Citizens United “corporations are people” decision, I actually think it’s taking

Though Tao Martinez certainly gave it his best, it looks like we’re stuck with Rob Russell as Kane County Coroner for the next four years.

We’re a little late on this one, but in Monday’s Courier-News column we covered Judge Timothy Sheldon’s inexplicable sentence reduction in the Kathleen Koch case.

Now, you know I love women if for no other reason that I’m married to one and she tells me I do. But even though

One of my favorite people on the planet is occasional Left, Right, and You radio co-host Paul Edwards. Though he can be overbearing and dismissive