If there is a thread running through Paul Povse’s column (reg. required) today, it is of a similar ilk as that used to stitch the Emperor’s New Clothes. The column has the attention span of a music video, jumping from scene to scene in a flash with no regard to continuity or story-telling.
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Bernie Schoenburg (registration required) delves into Michael Sneed (Sun Times) territory today with a tawdry tale involving a public altercation stemming from a messy divorce. The allegiances and public denials of those involved suggest significant political overtones. It even happened at a restaurant, Maldaner’s, Sneed’s favorite venue for spying on the famous. But while Sneed [...]

Thanks to Dave Bakke for mentioning my blog in his column today along with drawing attention to all of the interesting things going on in the Springfield blogosphere. It’s nice to get some MSM attention from the print side to go along with Jim Leach’s efforts to promote local bloggers over the airwaves. Now if [...]

WFMB’s John Levine and WICS’s Chris McCloud kicked off the 5:00 hour of the Pressbox program discussing international diplomacy, in particular, a recent incident that may further fracture the already tenuous relationship between the U.S. and Russia.
Apparently Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriot’s football club and obscenely rich businessman, noticed during a meeting [...]

In the latest round of their current ad campaign, the SJ-R is forsaking the early morning imbibers who were the focus of the previous installment for those who partake in a more traditional breakfast fare while perusing their trusted daily. The Toast and Jam ad is very similar to some billboards that Meijer was running [...]