Saturday’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … In Kankakee, Olympic connections multiply The WISCH LIST Feb. 27, 2010 Sure, Olympic gold medalists Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller might be able to criss-cross snowscapes quicker than an avalanche. But how fast can they multiply? “One girl in my class, she did […]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
So, yah, maybe those Chicago winters aren’t so bad
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … So, yah, maybe those Chicago winters aren’t so bad The WISCH LIST Feb. 20, 2010 I’m an Illinois boy, born and raised. So, when it comes to surviving – and, heck, even thriving – in wintry weather conditions, I consider myself to be a pretty […]
Find the love, Illini fans
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Find the love, Illini fans The WISCH LIST Feb. 13, 2010 I spent this past week in North Carolina, where tobacco fields, merciless traffic laws and college basketball are king. Now, I don’t smoke. And while in the Tar Heel State, I kept my driving […]
Camp: LOST
LOST is fantastic. But might it have worked even better as a campy 1967 Sci-Fi TV series? Make like the Smoke Monster, and you be the judge.
Pat Sandusky named Olympics communications chief
From the Monday, Feb. 8, edition of the Kankakee Daily Journal … Pat Sandusky named Olympics communications chief By DAVE WISCHNOWSKY Special to the Daily Journal Feb. 8, 2010 Late last month, while sitting in his office on the campus of the United States Olympic Committee’s headquarters in Colorado Springs, Pat Sandusky kidded about his […]
Valentine’s Day? This year, put your heart into it
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Valentine’s Day? This year, put your heart into it The WISCH LIST Feb. 6, 2010 It’s a week from tomorrow, fellas. Yeah, you know … Valentine’s Day. Remember? A few years ago, I interviewed an employee at a Hallmark shop for a story who told […]