Humans might not know Almighty’s thinking
To the barbarian, science looks like spooky magic. The same is true for religious non-believers. To them, what evidence believers take for granted seems gibberish, especially the knowledge of what...
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Rutter: Waukegan government lives the Year of Oops
Owing to the fact I would never have enough gumption to borrow millions of dollars, the chances I'd misplace the loan repayment notice are slim. Who'd loan me $1 million...
Think of all the hours of work that you gave away
When you miss the historic boat to prosperity, there's no use sitting on the dock of the bay complaining. You just wish the timing was better. So now the federal...
Rutter: Highway 53 planning process goes all zombie
In the universe of political feints, hints and winks, here's what we know — sort of — about the $2.5 billion Route 53 extension rising up through the central artery...
Hero worship blinds us to coaches’ intolerance
Here's the difficult de-evolution of heroism as seen through a spectator's eyes. As you see life more clearly, the sharper image does not always make you feel better about the...
To-be-shuttered Kmart was ‘dead store walking’
When aging commercial enterprises launch into the full crash-dive death spiral, we consider it news. But it's never a single event like a car crash. It's only the instant we...
Rutter: How District 128 solved the trans-lavatory furor
As I was jetting to a Florida vacation recently, I arose from my seat, inched unsteadily down the airliner aisle and opened the door on the, OH, NO! HEAVEN HELP...
Rutter: ‘King of Freebies’ has story for all occasions
In order to flim and flam your employer, you must master tactical freebies. It's fundamental capitalism. By telling you this, I'm probably breaking some secret code about how to milk...
Rutter: District 60’s board didn’t have a right to be shocked
We'd never suggest that public officials stop inadvertently blurting out the truth, as long as they know what truth they're sharing. So when Waukegan School District 60 board member and...
Rutter: Are Hoosier lives barely happier than Alabamans?
You are a Hoosier. Born a Hoosier. Grew up a Hoosier and see no reason to be anywhere else. You root for the Cream and Crimson of Bloomington, or perhaps...