Op-ed: Speaker Welch, help restore our faith in government
The raven is no longer perched on his shoulder. The albatross wrapped around his neck. The sword of Damocles dangling over his head. Whatever your metaphor, the meaning is clear:...
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Op-ed: How Biden can rebuild trust in our elections
Sifting through the figurative rubble from the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol, I recovered a valuable nugget — more on that in a moment — that was overshadowed...
Op-ed: The agony and ecstasy of a Bears fan
I can still feel the numbing cold more than half a century later. Temperature hovering around 5 above. Wind chill 5 below. My exposed nose and cheeks losing their feeling,...
Commentary: The two theories on Michael Madigan: Master politician or misunderstood?
According to Springfield lore, if you surgically slice an apple into eighths for a Spartan lunch at your desk every day; order the same dinner and glass of white wine...
Commentary: What I tell friends who ask my advice on the ‘fair tax’ vote
In the past few weeks, several close friends in Illinois have reached out with the same question: Should I vote for or against the so-called fair tax constitutional amendment on...
Commentary: It’s not a ‘fair tax’ unless we tackle ethics reform and efficiencies first
Our local TV and radio airwaves will be filled with an endless cacophony of campaign ads between now and Election Day. And, as usual, most of the spots leading up...
Commentary: Grandparent love in the time of COVID-19
Earlier this year, I freshened the "About" list on my Facebook page with a new entry above the rest of the brief personal and professional descriptions — jobs, education, family,...
Commentary: Retired Chicago journalist on George Floyd response: ‘This is what still haunts me’
The institutional racism implicit in the alleged murder of George Floyd at the hands of — actually the knee of — Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin last month, and the...
Commentary: What are our public employees — avoiding layoffs and furloughs — doing during this pandemic?
Like most isolated and anxious Illinois residents, I watch and listen to President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot update us most days on the...
Illinois should attack government bloat before it enacts a progressive income tax
The biggest canard in the debate over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's progressive income tax plan is that wealthy folks don't want to pay more because they're greedy. That's unfair and just...