What To Do About Mariano’s?
by“We want to do business where we shop.” “We want to work in our community with major companies.” “We want to be respected.” That’s…
Perspectives
Is Chicago A One-Newspaper Town?
byChicago is about to become a one-paper town. This is a trending pattern in major cities, given the digital age. The Chicago Tribune is…
2018 Governor’s Race
byThe 2018 governor’s race in Illinois has begun, but not officially. It will be a hot and exciting race and already the money is…
Time To Look In The Mirror
byEvery time I think that this is the last straw, that it can’t get worse, something worse happens. I cry looking at the news…
Trump Lessons
byThere are so many lessons to be learned from Trump’s first major legislative defeat as President of the United States. Trump is not a…
The Families of victims “As seen through the eyes of the shooter”
byFamily and the community We must face the fact that we have an impoverished underclass in America. It can be found in Appalachia, the…
Trump’s Media
byIn Donald Trump’s improvised press conference/conversation last week, he scolded the press and took issues with them on reporting, particularly their reporting on him…
Chicago God Damn
byChicago is two cities. Nina Simone’s lyrics are appropriate. She sang a song, Mississippi Goddamn. Change the city to Chicago and you got it….
Deborah Cox Stars In ‘The Bodyguard’
byLet’s make this perfectly clear: No one can sing like Whitney Houston. No one. But Deborah Cox certainly comes close in the musical play…
Stella Talks About Crime in The City
byThe Justice Department has spoken. We went through the investigation and the reports came back saying that the Chicago Police Department needs help. Racism…
White Anger’s Cowardly Revenge
by“That the electorate has, in its plurality, decided to live in Trump’s world of vanity, hate, arrogance, untruth, and recklessness, his disdain for democratic…
Open Letter To The Black Community
byDear All, we are in trouble. Out of control. Our children are killing each other. There are two major sources of crime afflicting Black…