It’s the Small Things that Get You Down!
January 15, 2015Things about the size of a germ. The Friday before Christmas I contracted a germ; a viral “bug.” Well, I prefer to think it took an army of germs to make me feel as bad as I did…
Things about the size of a germ. The Friday before Christmas I contracted a germ; a viral “bug.” Well, I prefer to think it took an army of germs to make me feel as bad as I did…
We all know that money is made of paper but did you know that remnants from blue jeans are also part of the U.S. currency? I watched a program on counterfeiting – which raised…
by Jerry Riley Yes, 2015 is right around the corner. Well, actually it starts at midnight, tonight. Time to think about your New Year’s Resolutions. The first thing to remember…
by Jerry Riley The wooden pencil really hasn’t changed much since first used in the 15th century. Oh, it has become more ornate or decorative but they it is a basic writing…
by Jerry Riley No, I’m not talking about my Mountain Dew, or even my diet. This column starts with people spitting in public. I suppose many of them are tobacco chewers who…
by Jerry Riley The ease of operating a computerized car scares me. It’s similar to reliance or dependence on my home computer. As long as the computer is a tool we use, well,…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….
SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored…
Scott Britton walked out to driveway to get his Sunday newspaper, only to find near it a plastic bag filled with rice (to keep it from blowing away) and anti-Semitic literature. Britton,…
First in a series looking at the public funding of Illinois sports stadiums Tom Tresser gets sick every time he hears something is needed to make Chicago “a world-class city.” “It…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….