SHG head coach Ken Leonard congratulates his team after they defeated Lemont during the IHSA 6A football championship game Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 in Champaign. Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register.
Congratulations to the Cyclones. Three titles in the last four years.  I had to watch on TV this time because Tammy went to a wedding so I [...]

As thoughts turn to turkey, and away from the boring tasks at hand, I thought you might enjoy a little trivia to serve as a diversion. This set is from my recently copyrighted “Who’s Missing?” series that’s about to send the trivia world awhirl. I give you the names of people who belong to a [...]

My Sunday column is barely worth mentioning, as demonstrated by the number of comments (0) it received. I hope to do better some day. I did receive an email from a former telegraph operator who seemed to enjoy it. So thanks, Ernie. “73”
Arresting Development
The Bluths will return in motion picture. Apparently the entire cast of [...]

SHG’s Blake Pranger smashes into Providence’s Tim Hanrahan Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 during the 6A semifinal football game in New Lenox. Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register
First of all, this is just a great picture by the SJ-R’s Ted Schurter. You can almost feel and hear the collision. In an age where everyone can snap high-quality pictures [...]

A couple of weeks ago, there were several merchants offering Flip camcorders for sell on Amazon in the $60-$80 range. They no longer seem to be available, and I’m given to understand that the low price was the result of merchants unloading previous models of the video camera prior to the release of a new [...]