Column: Two more for the road: My new favorite podcasts
As commuting to work resumes again for many and summer driving vacations are in the offing, I have a pair of podcasts to recommend for making the time and the...
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Column: How to comply when you get pulled over — and what I did wrong 40 years ago
The first time I was pulled over for speeding, about 40 years ago, I was northbound on the Dan Ryan Expressway near Illinois Tech. I pulled over on the shoulder...
Column: When ‘fair’ isn’t fair: A baseball analogy for Illinois Democrats redrawing state’s political maps
Imagine for a moment that Rick Hahn, general manager of the Chicago White Sox, decides next week to hire a new field manager despite the team's excellent start under Tony...
Column: Teach people to fish for the funniest tweets of the week, and amuse them for a lifetime.
Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to the number of choices. Voting closes Friday at noon Chicago time. Winner is published in...
Column: City Council should let Chicagoans vote on renaming Lake Shore Drive for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable
Anecdotal and other nonscientific evidence is telling me that the move to rename Lake Shore Drive is deeply unpopular with the public. After I wrote in this space last week...
Column: Yes, the IRS should compete with TurboTax, H&R Block and other private tax preparation software companies
It's the most FUD-iest time of the year, these days leading up to the tax filing deadline. FUD is a sales and marketing acronym for "fear, uncertainty and doubt," sensations...
Column: Aaugh! A lifetime of regret will haunt you if you miss the latest Tweet of the Week poll
Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to the number of choices. Voting closes just after midnight on Thursday Chicago time this week...
Column: With State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, the buck stops ….over there
The fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo on March 29 in the Little Village neighborhood was one of the biggest and most controversial crime-related local news stories in many...
Column: Originality is a ‘Point’ in favor of ‘DuSable Drive’
Yes, the name Lake Shore Drive is iconic and evocative, as opponents of the now seemingly inevitable move to re-christen the famed roadway for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable frequently remind...
Column: ‘Human composting’ gains momentum around US — but not yet in Illinois
My corpse, my choice. I'm offering this slogan for proponents of "human composting" if and when legislation to legalize it is introduced in the Illinois General Assembly. The state of...