Monthly Archives: February 2018
Tagger? Get over yourself!
Who picked the article “Train Painting” (Utne Reader c. Sept/Oct2000) which should’ve been titled what it is – train wrecking? Allan Abel regaled us with tales from the “defacers’ hall of fame,”and that, too, should’ve been called what it is … Continue reading
Keep fish on our side of the pond!
I fail to understand how Alaska salmon, transported to “China, where it is processed into steaks, bulk packaged and stored frozen by a secondary processor… later repackaged into retail units for the U.S. market” (Sunday Tribune, April 25,2010) is better for anything except … Continue reading
Pot – or not?
It’s true Illinois needs long-term influxes of cash. Representative Kelly Cassidy and State Senator Heather Steans probably think they’re doing good in advocating for legalized marijuana in Illinois, but their call to legalize it is barking up the wrong tree. As … Continue reading
Save Jane Doe/Poe/Roe (etc-et al)
The Chicago Tribune’s Steve Chapman gave us most of the pertinent details about Jane Doe, the pregnant young woman too often referred to as a “girl” (“Forced childbirth or voluntary abortion?” Thursday October 26th, 2017) and compared her case to … Continue reading
a Sassy observation
Last year Alabamians got tired of being one of the poorest states ever. Bannon and McConnell blamed each other for Roy Moore’s loss, but as skilled as Repubs are at seeing everyone but themselves as the problem, and are we … Continue reading
Big Rules Rule!
Amazing how Republicans clamor for fewer Federal oversight regulations – until it hits home and they don’t. “Whittle down big government!” has been their jangling (alright rallying) cry for so long they should all be mute from hoarseness. Yet as … Continue reading
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