Ethical spectacle

By John K. Wilson

I am an ethics outlaw. Recently I received formal notice that I had failed to complete the required ethics training for state employees. The notice, which included the threat of a $5,000 fine and

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News | Thursday, October 14,2004

Broadcast ooze

By John K. Wilson

Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is ordering its 62 stations to air an anti-John Kerry documentary next week, is so conservative that it makes Fox News look, well, fair and balanced. So far th

Feature | Thursday, August 12,2004

Keyes to victory?

The Illinois Republican Party goes to extremes to find a Senate candidate

By John K. Wilson

The new Illinois Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Maryland activist Alan Keyes, may be most famous for his most liberal act: jumping into a mosh pit while Rage Against the Machine perf

News | Thursday, July 22,2004

Kerasotes 9/11

By John K. Wilson

Families often fight about what movies to show. But among the members of Springfield's famous movie-theater clan, the Kerasotes family, Michael Moore's controversial new movie Fahrenheit 9/11 h