This week, Consumer Reports released its satisfaction survey of wireless carriers, and in no shock to me, AT&T ranked dead last among U.S. wireless carriers. The nation’s second largest wireless network received the worst possible rating in eight of the nine categories the magazine studied, including overall value, voice service, data service, phone service, staff […]

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I know that Notre Dame fans will claim bias at the next piece, but I have been silent on the problems that the ND football program have encountered off the field, figuring that the situation had been covered sufficiently in the normal press, but with a second incident hovering over the program, I feel it’s […]

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The writers for Glenn Beck, Bill O’Riley, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity and their slimy ilk don’t need much (especially not facts or truth) to be frothing at the mouth over something the U.S. Government is doing since Barack Obama took over the White House, but tonight may be a classic. CNN.com is reporting that the […]

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I used to ask whether sports team owners in Chicago had a contest – who could be the most hated individual in town? For many years, it was quite a horse race: we had the late “Dollar” Bill Wirtz who almost singlehandedly killed hockey in an original six city with cheapness, shortsightedness and mismanagement; Jerry […]

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I don’t watch very much television, and certainly no network nighttime programming. (My television viewing consists of sports when I can wrestle the remote away from the kids. I have seen more of Dora The Explorer and Pixar movies than anyone my age should.) As such, I avoided the “Desperate Housewives” phenomenon from a couple […]

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I haven’t seen Auburn quarterback Cam Newton play. From what I hear, he is among the best players in the nation, and this week, is at the center of allegations of wrong doing. As always, there are different sides to any story. Background, Newton originally played behind Tim Tebow at the University of Florida. He […]

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It was quite a shock to learn that former Bulls guard Quintin Dailey died Monday in his Las Vegas home at the age of 49 from hypertensive cardiovascular disease (one year younger than your friend and humble narrator).. Then-Bulls general manager Rod Thorn selected Dailey from the University of San Francisco with the seventh pick […]

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