Column: Flames of hate fanned during this season of merry
In this season of peace on Earth, good will to men, love and giving, a primer on antisemitism shouldn't be needed. But that's what was held earlier this week. U.S....
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Column: Help Them To Hope looking to go out in a ‘blaze of glory’ as it ends successful, 65-year run
For those involved with Help Them to Hope over the decades, this year's annual drive to aid Lake County's most vulnerable is bittersweet. The 65th year will be the last. Even...
Column: Waukegan alderman works to get trash fine hauled away
You've heard of the "Chicago Way?" Welcome to the "Waukegan Way." The "Chicago Way" escalates the tenor of things as a way to get things done. The Chicago-centric terminology went...
Column: Lindenhurst volunteer quietly served USO for decades
If all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us, David Kruger made the most of his. He shook hands with a president,...
Column: State pot-shop sales continue flight to record highs
The fourth anniversary of the opening of the first legal marijuana dispensaries in Illinois will be marked Jan. 1, as sales continue at a high rate across the state. With...
Column: U.S. Rep. Schneider targets tax-exempt NGOs linked to terrorists
Actions have consequences we are often told, and that includes tax-exempt groups that provide support to terrorists' organizations, area Congressman Brad Schneider believes. So far, so do a majority of...
Column: ‘I have no idea who they are,’ is no excuse for Waukegan alderman asked to reappoint board members
Kids have homework. Teachers have their own, grading those assignments, usually after school is dismissed or at home. Workers in the private sector often take planning sheets home in preparation...
Column: Cocktail becomes Wisconsin’s official adult beverage
If you were among the thousands of Illinoisans who ran for the Wisconsin border for a Thanksgiving feast last week, you may have encountered something new — The state now...
Column: Give thanks for a past of gracious U.S. politicos
The death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter this week paired with the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22 reminds some when kinder,...
Column: Alleged shooter’s father makes crass plea for victimhood
Robert Crimo Jr. went to jail and all he got was a T-shirt. With a message he hoped would garner him sympathy in some circles. Not from this corner. And...