Illinois politics and World Cup soccer Sheila June 3, 2010 Okay, there’s really no connection. Other than a couple of stories turning up at the same time that have Read More
‘Chicago is in the House’ Sheila May 31, 2010 When Barack Obama was elected president, all kinds of memorabilia sprung up to celebrate the historic occasion. One seen around Read More
Rethink choice Sheila May 29, 2010 There’s a television commercial running these days for AT&T that seems to make a pro-life statement…..intended Read More
Time for some news Sheila May 28, 2010 It is not news that Time magazine has suffered the same cutbacks over recent years as other major media and Read More
Science playing God? Sheila May 24, 2010 The media are having a heyday with the news that researchers have created the first synthetic cell. Is this the Read More
Hawks win game one. Nice. Sheila May 17, 2010 This is a welcome diversion. It rises to the level of more than a mention on Facebook. Chicago’s Hawks Read More
“It was a fantastic miracle!” Sheila May 15, 2010 Every child is, to me, a miracle. The media are a tougher crowd though, so it takes something extraordinary that Read More
Sex, softball and the Supreme Court Sheila May 15, 2010 This is not helping the media image of ridiculous gossip-mongers, nor is it serving the causes of sensibility, human dignity……Read More
Partnerships and rights Sheila May 15, 2010 Same-sex marriage activists have built a movement to re-define ‘family’ on the premise that homosexual partners are denied rights like Read More
Arizona heat Sheila May 13, 2010 Headline news these days tends to have at least one leading item from the ongoing political and social battle over Read More
