Archive for April, 2011

Spring scenes

Spring abounds with the liquidity of lake clouds across our cityscape, as one can almost hear the sound of sneakers moving like cats’ paws along our lakefront. The water’s breeze coaxes legs to stretch into mid-gallop and arms to flail…

Produce proof

Last summer, my son was selected as a Little League all-star. Prior to participating, however, he was required to produce five documents that would prove both his age and residency, the most important being a certified copy of his birth…

Donald Trump stepped out of the helicopter that had his name painted on the side, walked across the tarmac and announced to reporters that he was proud of himself. This would not be news on any day. But on this day, I would not have been surprised to…

On Oct. 22, 1844, thousands of followers of American evangelist William Miller woke up expecting Jesus Christ to make his triumphant return that day, as they had been told. That night, they went to bed, surprised and disappointed. But Miller’s movement…

Martha Stevenson was out of work and behind on her mortgage payments when her furnace started to go.

When Stevenson, 60, contacted the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, she was told workers could replace her furnace, vent her…

Democratic Congressman Leonard Boswell expressed confidence Friday that he can defeat Republican Congressman Tom Latham in Iowa’s newly drawn 3rd District.

Speaking on the public television program “Iowa Press,” Boswell noted he has represented about 70…

Sarah Palin has had a sliding spring.

Her support among Republicans has shrunk. She’s kept an uncharacteristically low profile. And there’s no evidence that she’s anywhere close to announcing whether she will run for president.

But it’s clear she…

Spring scenes

Spring abounds with the liquidity of lake clouds across our cityscape, as one can almost hear the sound of sneakers moving like cats’ paws along our lakefront. The water’s breeze coaxes legs to stretch into mid-gallop and arms to flail…