Today marks my return as a newspaper columnist — after a lengthy hiatus following stints with the Daily Times in Ottawa, Ill., and the Chicago Tribune — with my debut column for the newspaper I grew up reading as a kid, the Daily Journal in Kankakee. I’d like to again thank everyone who’s been in […]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
So, I’m a newspaper columnist again … Yep, really.
On Monday, I posted an update on my Facebook page stating that I had some big news to share — but not quite yet, prompting a number of my friends to offer their amusing speculations. (And, yes, call me a tease.) Well, I’m ready to share. And, no, I’m not running for political office in […]
Where it’s Memorial Day all summer long
It’s Memorial Day (have a happy one, by the way), so I figured there’s no better time than now to share my newspaper column from five years ago when I was at The Daily Times in Ottawa, Ill., and visited the one place in north central Illinois … Where it’s Memorial Day all summer long […]
May the Force live long and prosper
If you’re a huge Star Wars fan, but never felt the same excitement about Star Trek until the new movie came out this summer … well, this could perhaps explain your change of heart.