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 [...]

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 [...]

At the Risk of Raising Rancor
I did want to chime in on this whole election thing.
Write In, Right On
I knew it would come down to an election day decision. There were things I liked about both presidential candidates, and other things that I didn’t like. On Tuesday morning, when the kids asked who I was [...]

This was supposed to be posted yesterday. I accidently set my clock back 25 hours.
 
The Yankees of Trivia Fall
For the first time in memory, we didn’t win the Firefighter’s trivia night. Sure we did mount a late-round comeback to finish in second place. And we did leave several correct answers “on the table”, as it [...]