Summer Guide 2007

Untitled Document We have a co-worker with boundless energy and a short attention span. You know the type — a little manic, a lot excitable, mostly fun. One of our resident

The Great Communicator

Lincoln wrote to shape and save a nation

Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to Springfield in a succinct, emotion-filled speech on Feb. 11, 1861. “To this place, and the kindness of these people,” Lincoln said, “I owe every thing

Systemic failure

The biggest problem at the SPD: a lack of openness and accountability

The alternative

Reporter doesn't have to turn over confidential investigative summary

Tripping on the road

Getting ready to say goodbye to a routine

Rise up

My message in a bottle is still out there, floating. But there’s something you can do.

Last time I filled this space, it was in the edition of Illinois Times that appeared just before Christmas and Hanukkah. In that commentary I suggested that Congress sho

Rise up

My message in a bottle is still out there, floating. But there’s something you can do.

Last time I filled this space, it was in the edition of Illinois Times that appeared just before Christmas and Hanukkah. In that commentary I suggested that Congress sho

For peace on earth

If Santa won’t take George W. Bush away, Congress should

If you’re old enough, news that President George W. Bush authorized the National Security Agency, apparently without legal authority, to monitor the private

Killing our enemies

Where do we begin? When do we stop?

Like most people, I reacted with revulsion, not shock, to evangelist Pat Robertson’s suggestion that we assassinate Venezuela’s president. Robertson, after all, h

Sticks and stones