All our best I especially enjoyed how took your turn and gave your choices [in the “Best of Springfield” issue, September 18]. Your decision, in my opinion, was like a teacher grading a student’s paper. My personal choices (although I did not compete in your contest this year) are: Dusty Rhodes (Illinois Times) for best […]
Illinois Times Staff
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IT names new editor
Roland Klose has joined Illinois Times as editor-in-chief. Klose, an Illinois native, is a veteran journalist whose career includes reporting and editing assignments at The Commercial Appeal of Memphis and The Tampa Tribune. Klose worked for the weekly Riverfront Times from mid-1999 until last month. Outgoing Illinois Times editor Patrick Arden left the newspaper to […]
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Bards of the Sangamo 10-9-03
Birthday Every year a leaf falls, one at a time, hands, days full of raking, scattering and I come to see the bare tree of us against the sunlight strewn in branches, shimmering naked against all those colors you give me tumbling free within a small, a time together walking in woods — David Radavich […]
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Movie reviews
Bad Boys II Two Miami cops uncover funny business. “Could be the most vile creation . . . since Patch Adams.” (Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine) Chuck Koplinski’s grade: F. White Oaks Bruce Almighty Jim Carrey is granted sovereignty by God. “A smart, surprisingly thought-through blockbuster.” (Nev Pierce, BBCi) “A fable overwhelmed by special effects and […]
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Your Turn . . . 10-2-03
Article in poor taste Dear editor, I must say I did not appreciate the recent article on the 233rd M.P. Battalion stationed in Iraq [“Wrong moves, right moves,” September 18]. To compare Infantry with Military Police is like comparing the Boy Scouts with the Girl Scouts. First of all, I am ex-infantry and very proud […]
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Bards of the Sangamo
Edited by Corrine Frisch Illinois Rich loamed tumescent earth black as Mississippi silt crusty as brown sugar lies waiting for the plow. Yielding with sensuous delight to the disc and harrow furrowed rows of yawning mouths greedily eat the seed that drops in measured cadence. Then sated quietly quicken through sun lit days and moon […]
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Your Turn . . . 9-25-03
Half the loaf To the editor: My Illinois Times “Best of Springfield” issue [September 18] is still warm from the printing press as I hammer out this letter of protest. I’m sure you’ll be besieged with letters of outrage complaining about the people’s choice for “Best Fire Hydrant” or “Best Snow Plow Guy,” but this […]
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Your Turn . . . 9-18-03
Hats off to Gentleman Joe Dear sir: Thank you very much for the wonderful article on Mr. Joe Bonefeste [“Il Professore,” September 11]. This gentleman, who is 81 years young, is a fascinating conversationalist whom we consider a dear friend. This past Fourth of July we had the honor of enjoying a band concert with […]
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Bards of the Sangamo 9-18-03
By Lee Gurga Here is a piece by Martha Vertreace-Doody from her new series of poems on Elizabeth Caldwell Smith, wife of Joseph Duncan, the sixth governor of Illinois. Northern Cross Railroad, 1838 Engineer Fields coaxes a crochety locomotive, “Rogers,” from Meredosia to Morgan City, tracks laid with his magic pen filled with State funds […]
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Bards of the Sangamo 9-11-03
by Lee Gurga A few turns around the Windy City with a Chicago girl who doesn’t seem to have opened the sports section lately! Jivin’ Chicago Girl High steppers, high heels, high signs, high rises I’m just a Chicago girl, living in a Chicago world High rises, high heels, high steppers, high signs Sophisticated clothes, […]
