I am giving a shout to Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg, who attended Northwestern with me, on this blog. He had the original idea in a terrific article published on Saturday called “What if the shooting means nothing?”, and I’m taking it a little bit further. Thanks Neil – I owe you an e-mail. The […]

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It has been another tough few days for Penn State. Last week, a group purchased a banner that flew over Beaver Stadium saying “Take Down the Statue (of late Head Coach Joe Paterno) or We Will.” Finally, the Board of Trustees ordered that the statue be taken down from the front of the stadium, which […]

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Every one by now has heard about the Colorado massacre at last night’s midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Twelve people are dead, 38 people reportedly wounded, and a 24-year-old suspect is in custody. It is too early to draw conclusions, but I have two immediate thoughts: • One of the injured is a […]

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I apologize, but work and family have kept me away from you for a couple of weeks, but I’m back with a vengeance…. There was one story that I failed to comment on from last week. Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson told Sports Illustrated that Alex Rodriguez’s statistics were tainted by his admitted use […]

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As I write this, I am in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a lot closer to Penn State than Chicago, and among the people I have talked to, they seem to be stunned after the Freeh report on the Jerry Sandusky cover up was made public. For those of you who have been on vacation, the report stated […]

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So many stories – so little time: • Once again, there are reports that Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard is asking to be traded. If I were owner Rich DeVos, I’d grant his request. I’d trade him to a Russian team for a case of vodka and that might be asking too much. • According […]

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It hasn’t been a good month for the cult of Scientology. The “religion” created by hack 1950s science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, has millions of followers around the world, and one of the primary ways it finds to attract people are the rich movie celebrities are Scientologists. Two of the most open are John […]

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