I have been away for a few days, and now its time to catch up, but there’s nothing sadder than when you lose a friend while you’re away and can’t even make it to the funeral. So, a personal note this time… That said, let’s just come out and say it right now: Cancer f%^&ing […]

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No one could have foreseen that the election of Barack Obama six years ago would have brought out the absolute worst in a great number of people in this country. I thought that people would get on with their lives and while there would be some opposition, the country would come to accept it. Unfortunately, […]

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I know that the Stanley Cup Finals have just begun and my beloved Chicago Blackhawks are up one-game-to-none over the Tampa Bay Lightning. As many as six games remain to be played and a champion crowned. Still, pundits are wondering if this run, the third Stanley Cup Final, five conference Championship series appearances in seven […]

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The Bears did the safe, expected thing, hiring John Fox as the new Head Coach. As I wrote the other day, he will make the team better than it was last season, but that’s not saying much. I seriously doubt that Fox will lead the Bears to a Super Bowl; I think they’ll be competitive […]

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Even though the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal still has criminal trials left to adjudicate, one piece of litigation has been settled. The NCAA and Penn State University have settled a suit to end litigation filed by the university that the punishment levied on the university was too harsh. It seems like one of the […]

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In less time than it takes for a Ferguson, MO policeman to hassle a black man, the Chicago Cubs moved quickly when two-time Manager of the Year Joe Madden resigned from the Tampa Bay Rays to begin negotiating with him to helm the ballclub in 2015. Of course, the Cubs already had a manager in […]

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While I was away, we’ve had one horrible story and another free good story about young African-American men. Of course, the murder of Michael Brown and the resultant demonstrations, rioting and violence in Ferguson, Missouri has been well documented. Here in Chicago, everyone has been celebrating the Jackie Robinson West Little League team, the first […]

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