The First Ward

How do we stop racism? Stop talking about it. I’m going to stop calling you a white man, and I’m going to stop asking you

The need to plumb the unconscious to explain ongoing racial gaps arises for one reason: It is taboo in universities and mainstream society to acknowledge

Before we get started, let me clearly state for the record that my wife is a public middle school teacher. The importance of that revelation

Incompetence is often highly rewarded in governmental circles. – William Wallace Just when you thought Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and the 16th Circuit

Never bite the hand that feeds you. – Author Unknown The plan was to preface this piece with yet another claim of how the plethora

The Chronicle strikes again! If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed. ― Mark Twain This story rapidly begs

Kane County ain’t ready for reform. – Jeff Ward Before we get started, please let me clarify that the Kane County bond reform test run

To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth. – Teddy Roosevelt Let’s first stipulate that, as the Tribune

When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. – Desmond Tutu And that becoming what you loathe dynamic has completely