2001 Columns
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2001 Columns
Column #96, April 23, 2001, 13-01
A Lingering Wound (not published due to censorship)
Column #95, April 16, 2001, 12-01
Society's Struggle: The Lions and The Sheep
Column #94, 4/9/01, 11-01
Illinois' Prison Dilemma: Growth Has Exceeded Political Capacity
Column #93, 4/2/01, 10-01
Americans Love to Gamble and Hurt Society in the Process
Column #92, 3/19/01, 9-01
A Whale of a Tale: Reviving The Lost Art of Storytelling
Column #91, 3/12/01, 8-01
Another Shooting, Another Wasted Chance
Column #90, 3/5/01, 7-01
Bush Muddies Budget Decisions; Public is Left in the Cold
Column #89, 2/26/01, 6-01
Governor Proposes Budget, Public is Clueless
Column #88, 2/19/01, 5-01
If You're Going to Fight, Do It Right
Column #87, 2/12/01, 4-01
Information: Who Gets It For What Price?
Column #86, 2/5/01, 3-01
Losing a Classical Friend
Column # 85, 1/22/01, 2-01
America's Business Gambles Hurts Its People
Column # 84, 1/8/01, 1-01
A New Year &endash; Fishing in a Freeze
Column # 83 December 25, 2000, 40-00
The Challenges Facing the World's Leading Society
Column # 82 December 11, 2000, 39-00
Looking Into the Abyss: The Country Prepares for a Bush Administration
Column # 81 November 27, 2000, 38-00
Have You Hugged a Pol Today?
Column # 80 November 13, 2000, 37-00
The 2000 Election In the Eye of History
Column # 79 October 30, 2000, 36-00
Supreme Court Hidden Issue of Election Season
Column # 78 October 23, 2000, 35-00
Bush Misses Concept of Being a 21st Century President
Column # 77 October 16, 2000, 34-00
Second Presidential Debate with a Foreign Policy Focus
Column # 76 October 9, 2000, 33-00
First Presidential Debate: Federalism vs. States' Rights
Column # 75 October 2, 2000, 32-00
Gore Leaving Bush in the Dust in Key States
Column # 74 September 25, 2000, 31-00
League Presidential Forum: Preview for the 2002 Gubernatorial Race
Column # 73 September 18, 2000, 30-00
Reducing Violence Takes Courage
Column # 72 September 11, 2000, 29-00
Catholics Take a Wrong Turn
Column # 71 September 4, 2000, 28-00
Chicago's Spirit of Organizing Reflects on Today's Scene
Column # 70 August 28, 2000, 27-00
Gore Is Strong Enough to Overcome Challenges
Column # 69 August 21, 2000, 26-00
Big Oil Responds to State House Committee Probe
Column # 68 August 14, 2000, 25-00
George W. Bush: "All Hat, No Cattle"
Note: Due to illness, there was no column on August 7, 2000.
Column # 67 July 31, 2000, 24-00
State Government's Search For the Truth on Retail Gasoline Prices
Column # 66 July 24 2000, 23-00
America's Use of the Death Penalty Belittles Human Life
Column # 65 July 17 2000, 22-00
Who Will Be First Out of the Gate? Why Lou Lang Wants to be Illinois' Next Governor
Column # 64 July 10 2000, 21-00
The Midwest and the Politics of Cheaper Gas
Column # 63 July 3 2000, 20-00
Cuba -- Lessons For Independence Day
Column # 62 June 27 2000, 19-00
Smaller May Be Better "Because we know one another"
Column # 61 June 20 2000, 18-00
Turning On America's Electoral Power
Column # 60 June 13 2000, 17-00
The Kid With the Stuffed Animal
Column # 59 June 6 2000, 16-00
The Contrast: Intellectuals and Organizers on Welfare Changes
Column # 58 May 30 2000, 15-00
American Politicians Won't Be Wished Away
Column # 57 May 23 2000, 14-00
State Government: Smoke and Fire
Column # 56 May 16 2000, 13-00
Ford Heights: A Place That Deserves A Better Chance
Column # 55 May 2 2000, 12-00
Civil War Issues Continue to Haunt America
Column # 54 April 25 2000, 11-00
State Budget Adopted, Whatever the Amount
Column # 53 April 18 2000, 10-00
Sausage Making in Springfield
Column # 52 April 11 2000, 9-00
Ah, Florida...Sun, Concrete, Gators and Oranges
Column # 51 April 4, 2000, 8-00
Social Servants and the Media
Column # 50 March 21, 2000, 7-00
Democracy Defined by Attack Capacity
Column # 49 March 14, 2000, 6-00
Spending Requires Attention to Detail
Column # 48 February 29, 2000, 5-00
Not All Global Warming is Bad
Column # 47 February 15, 2000, 4-00
State Politics Begs to be Understood and Changed
Column # 46 February 1, 2000, 3-00
War and Homelessness, Where Trenches Meet the Streets
Column # 45, January 18, 2000, 2-00
Kids Grade the Adults...and Wait for Their Turn to Lead
Column # 44, January 4, 2000 1-00
The Issue of Choice Isn't Always That Simple1999 Columns
Column # 43, December 21, 26-99
This Isn't New York, But It's Still the Holidays
Column # 42, December 7, 25-99
Better Luck Next Century
Column # 41, November 23, 24-99
Oops, Somebody Disconnected the Public
Column # 40, November 9, 23-99
What Gives?, State Power Grows, Media Coverage Shrinks
Column #40, November 9, 23-99
What Gives?, State Power Grows, Media Coverage Shrinks
Column #39, October 12, 21-99
Did He or Didn't He
Column #38, September 28, 20-99
He Wagged His Tail to the End
Illinois Prisons Keep the Dough Pouring Into Little Towns
Remembering the Forgotten
Column #37, September 14, 19-99
Teaser Mail Offers More Credit...For a Price
Two Pastor's Efforts for People in Poverty
Column #36, August 31, 18-99
Summer's Gone Again
Column #35, August 17, 17-99
Ryan and Clinton Agree: More Aid for Those on Public Aid Needed
Column #34, August 3, 16-99
No Room in the Partnership
Column #33, July 20, 15-99
Poor Kids Finally Getting Medical Attention
Column #32, July 6, 14-99
Phil Ponce: "And I Ain't Taking This Lightly"
Column #31, June 22, 13-99
Those in First Class Must Also Wait
Column #30, June 8, 1999, 12-99
The Spring Session: Ryan the Big Winner and What Came Up Short
Column #29, May 25, 1999, 11-99
On Turning 50: Lessons Learned
Column #28, May 11, 1999, 10-99
The Yugoslav Show is Coming to Chicago and A Farmworker Leader on Keeping the Mission Focused in the 21st Century
Column #27, April 27, 1999, 9-99
Chicago Hub of Help Network for Runaway Youth National Runaway Switchboard
Focuses on Family Communications
Column #26, April 13, 199, 8-99
Going Whole Hog Means Taking Risks
Jim Edgar's Government 101
Studs Terkel's Awards
Column #25, March 30, 1999, 7-99
"This is Illinois" Syndrome Stands in the Way of Campaign Finance Reform
The State Picture:
The Federal Picture:
On the State Budget Scene:
Column #24, March 16, 1999, 6-99
IDHS Headed for a Major Revamp
Here's Another Election: What's Significant in the 20th Century?
Column #23, March 2, 1999, 5-99
Ryan and Edgar's legacy: "Illinois the Prison State"
Column #22, February 16, 1999, 4-99
Government at all Levels Still Has to Prove Itself
Column #21, February 2, 1999, 3-99
The Gambling Expansion Battle Prepares for Another Round in Illinois
Column #20, January 19, 1999, 2-99
RYAN'S POLITICS OF INCLUSIVENESS: EXAMINE THE PRODUCT BEFORE BUYING
The City of Chicago-Cook County Welfare Reform Task Force
Prayer Helps in AIDS Treatment
The Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation starts Oliver's Kitchen
Column #19, January 5, 1999, 1-99
POLITICAL FEVER IN MINNESOTA LIGHTS UP THE CHRISTMAS SEASON: Ventura, Clinton, Tipping, Illinois, Aging
City News Bureau
Column #18, December 22, 1998, 18-98
Southern Illinois and Welfare Changes
CHA Building Executions
Column #17, December 8, 1998, 17-98
City News Bureau: "You made me a better reporter"
Will there be room for families being removed from public housing?
Column #16, November 24, 1998, 16-98
City News Bureau Being Dumped While the Tribune is Rolling in Dough
Homelessness in Illinois
In an early line on the next state budget
Column #15, November 10, 1998 (Published as an article and the following media article substituted as the column), 15-98
Elections Provide Mixed Results for Poor People (NOTE: Originally written as an article, Streetwise used as my column and used the column on politics as the article.)
Media Coverage of Issues Takes an Effort
Column #14, October 27, 1998, 14-98
Community Policing Program Goes to Bat for Walgreens: CAPS shilling for developers:
Alvarez's Folly continues for the homeless in the city
Column #13, October 13, 1998 (NOT PUBLISHED), 13-98
A View of Chicago and These Turbulent Times
Salvadorans' Impressions of Chicago
This Century
Universities and Communities are sometimes a hard fit
Column #12, September 29, 1998, 12-98
America's Mixed Bag: Ethics, Race, Guns and Reading
The Better Government Association (BGA)
Race relations
Gun Violence and Five Reasons for Doing Something
Handgun Violence Walk to Raise Issue and Money
School Days in Chicago are Getting Better
Column #11: September 15, 1998, 11-98
Work at the Media, It Can Work for You
Ten Principles for Society's Relationship to the Poor
Column #10, September 1, 1998, 10-98
Sanctions: A Tale of Two Methods in Illinois, Feds Sanction State for Food Stamp Goofs
Column #9: August 18, 1998, 9-98/2
THE 1990s, A STRANGE TIME INDEED
Illinois' Generosity
Crime More Than an Urban Issue
Chicago's Media, So Much to Report, So Many Changes
New Media Guides
Pictures Don't Lie:
Column #8: July 27, 1998, 8-98
Illinois Uses Chicken Feed to Count the Bird Feed
State Prisons and Economic Development
State Studies and Priorities
St. Thomas of Canterbury Soup Kitchen in Uptown
Column #7: July 21, 1998, 7-98
Jobs Beyond the Rhetoric and News from the North
Welfare to Work and Jobs
Poverty and Children
Up North
Column #6: July 7, 1998, 6-98
I'm Going to Wash Those Jobs Right Out of My Town
Non-profits and the Squeeze Play
Column #5: June 23, 1998, 5-98
Legislative Batting: Minor League Play: Winners and Losers in Legislative Deal Making
July 1: One Year of Welfare Changes
Dennis Langley
Small Schools, Smaller is Better
The Guv and State Workers
Column #4: June 9, 1998, 4-98
Despite Finance Reform, Cost of Campaigns Will Soar
Congress vs. Disabled Kids
Homelessness and Welfare Cuts
Chat, Chat, Chat
Column #3: May 26, 1998, 3-98
Due To Pressure from Tenants and Media CHA May Replace Most of Cabrini's Vacant Units
Ghandi's Words
The Aids Ride Chicago: takes places from July 6-11
Grace Mary Stern (72)
Gambling
Column #2: May 12, 1998, 2-98
Housing: Consistency Would be Nice!: Francis Cardinal George
James Carville, Democratic political guru
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission
Not all political deals benefit Cook County politicians
Column #1: April 28, 1998, 1-98
If I Don't See It, It Doesn't Exist Says Park and Rec Official, Police Disagree
Move over Joe Camel. Congo Jack, downed aviator, and jungle beauty, Monsoon Mary
Politics: J.B. Pritzker, Obits for liberal Democrats