Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … Squeeze the summer out of September The WISCH LIST Aug. 28, 2010 Summer is almost over. Except that it’s not. Sure, next weekend might signify the unofficial end of summer with the arrival of Labor Day, but the calendar tells us that […]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
In Chicago, there’s trial … and error
Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … In Chicago, there’s trial … and error The WISCH LIST Aug. 22, 2010 If I hadn’t studied journalism in college, I probably would have studied law. I’ve long been fascinated by the art of framing an argument (sometimes as a newspaper columnist, […]
Big Ten pride crawls through Chicago
Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … Big Ten pride crawls through Chicago The WISCH LIST Aug. 14, 2010 When I was a freshman in college way back in the spring of 1995, I celebrated the end of the semester – four A’s and one B, if I remember […]
Why is Friday the 13th unlucky?
Yes, it is Friday the 13th. And, as WALB Ch. 10 News in Albany, Ga., insightfully informs us, “Friday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday.” Thanks. In any case, we all know that this date is considered to be “unlucky.” But exactly why is that the case? […]
Homing in on Bears Camp as a Bourbonnais Boy
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Homing in on Bears Camp as a Bourbonnais Boy The WISCH LIST Aug. 9, 2010 Flip open a Rand McNally, and you’ll find it just off Interstate 57 at Exit 315. Drive 60 miles south from Chicago or 80 miles north out of Champaign, and […]
So, does the Eye have it?
Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … So, does the Eye have it? The WISCH LIST Aug. 7, 2010 There’s a lot to see in Chicago during the summertime. But outside of, say, the monkey house at Lincoln Park Zoo, most of it doesn’t stare back at you. This […]