I thought “Defund the police” was a dumb term for a stupid idea the first time I heard it. I’m all for “fund our schools,” but the idea that it’s a zero-sum game between police and schools or other social investments is nonsense. Clearly though, it’s time to change how police do their policing. It’s […]

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At my first job after college, in the early 1980s, I used a typewriter. I worked at a fledgling non-profit magazine, so we didn’t have the Cadillac of typewriters—the IBM Selectric. Instead, we had salvaged, second hand stuff. A few years later, working at the University of Illinois Office of Publications, I got an IBM […]

I had the day off last Monday, so I played hooky on the blog, too. Besides wanting a break, I really didn’t know how to do right by Dr. King, and so, my day of silence. We had a terrific MLK weekend. We took the Metra commuter line to Glen Ellyn Saturday afternoon. Last time […]

Boy, last Monday sure feels like a long time ago. What a week. Having finally gotten my blood pressure down, I’m not going there. Instead, let’s talk about the happy subject of dogs. And the complex subject of race. Bear with me, there is an intersection here. Start with dogs. Back in December WBEZ aired […]