by admin | Mar 20, 2023 | Activism, Chicago, Government, Politics
As a general rule, I am not about to tell people that the fate of the world depends on someone’s election to city council, even in a large city. On the other hand, some people climb the ladder to higher office after winning at local levels. But if candidates have...
by admin | Dec 19, 2022 | Activism, Chicago, Crime, Government, Politics, Public health, Public policy, Public safety
On Friday, December 16, our grandson Angel was attending a biology lab class at Malcolm X College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, where he is currently aiming to lay the foundation for a health care career. In his first quarter in college, he has not yet...
by admin | Nov 3, 2022 | Activism, Art, Government, Poetry, Politics
It was a thrill standing on the ledge until I surveyed the pavement hundreds of feet below. Then I voted against the deniers. Jim...
by admin | May 30, 2022 | Activism, Chicago, Civil rights, Crime, Emergency Management, Government, History, Politics, Public policy, Public safety, Terrorism, War
I am going to keep this short and simple for two reasons. One, I am writing on the morning of Memorial Day, and I want to celebrate the holiday and spend time with my family. Our grandson Angel, who is graduating from high school on June 6, and from a Chicago Police...
by admin | Apr 16, 2022 | Activism, Books, Civil rights, Government, History, Personal history, Politics, Racism, Travel, War
It was spring break in the Chicago Public Schools this past week (April 11-15). Despite busy lives, I thought my wife and I should do something special with Alex, our 13-year-old grandson, so I proposed a visit to Springfield, the Illinois capital, to visit the...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Activism, Chicago, Cleveland, Foreign policy, Government, History, Immigration, National security, Personal history, Politics, Terrorism, War
This past Sunday, I attended a rally for Ukraine at Chicago’s downtown Daley Plaza. I am no expert at crowd counts, but it was clear that hundreds attended, filling most of the plaza. The point was painfully obvious: People were hugely upset with the unwarranted...
