Thomas “Hawk” Greer, my friend of over 40 years, died last week. Covid-19 did not kill him. A vicious circle did. Like a lot of people, Hawk was chewed up by a system that got as…
A few days after my daughter was born, we brought her over to my parents’ apartment so everybody could look at her. She was bald as an egg. She was one of those kids who took eight…
In some unfortunate parts of Africa, there is such a short supply of clean water that the good stuff has become a de facto currency. But don’t feel too superior. Here in America,…
I have always had a certain outsider’s affection for Christmas, and I miss the days when it came twice a year. I’m not talking about the double holiday that families comprised of…
I have noted an unusual trend on Cheddar, which would likely interest my late friend Gary Wright, who was, also, an unusual phenomenon. And that sentence, I’m sure, may also be strange…
Sam the Salesman kept up to three mistresses at a time. But he had ethics. If he only had one mistress, he told me, he was more likely to get attached, and that would be unfair to his…
A suggestion for a New Year’s resolution: Maybe we should strive for a 2019 that is more peaceful than our past. As inspiration, let’s remind ourselves of how unkind we’ve been…
When I ponder the prospect of legal sports betting, I fondly remember the night I separated Joey Doubles and Evil Emil from most of their walking-around money, as we bet on the outcome…
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Chicago woman grows her presence ...Chicago resident Lizzy Lopez was wondering what do with land her father ...
Berwyn man charged in homicideA 27-year-old Berwyn man has been charged in connection with an alleged ...
Thousands stand opposed to TrumpThroughout this spring in Chicago and across the country there have been ...
