How progressives and Trumpers have conspired to destroy our school systems
Great self-destruction follows upon unfounded fear. – Ursula K. Le Guin It may not seem like it’s the case, even though I’m occasionally correct, I
What happens when the state’s attorney’s office has no heart
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. – Abraham Lincoln I’m sure you knew this one was coming, but some
Quick Hits – August 10, 2023 – The Geneva version
What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government. – Calvin Coolidge Though we’re about to cover a series of Geneva, Illinois,
Non-citizen police officers? Only in Illinois!
Illinois! Where bad ideas go to flourish. – The new state motto as proposed by Jeff Ward I swear that a group of progressive legislators
What? Jeff Ward’s a sportswriter?
Just when you thought life couldn’t possibly get any better, that’s exactly what it does. Because your favorite columnist has just expanded his already broad
Chicago safe drug use sites? Absolutely NOT!
Enabling is the mortal enemy of consequences. ― D.C. Hyden, author of The Sober Addict We started down this road in May when I expressed a
On hazing in sports – part two
We covered the basics of the Northwestern University sports hazing scandal in last Thursday’s column and we started to discuss the evolutional bases that, left
On hazing in sports
I remember my rookie hazing. It wasn’t fun. — Retired MLB pitcher Gio Gonzalez Though this rapidly expanding national story is still essentially a local
Quick Hits – July 25, 2023
A Campton Hills correction Though last week’s story on Campton Hills Police Chief Steve Millar inevitably coming out on top of the Illinois State Police
Batavia enacts a senior citizen tax!
I’m sure it’s already happened to any Genevan that briefly crossed the border to pick up a few items at the Batavia Trader Joe’s. You