Once upon a time so many years ago, Americans had national fit of self-righteousness.We decided alcohol was the root of all evil. To rectify the perceived problem, the nation rose up on its collective hind legs and passed the 18th… Read More ›
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SEND IN THE FEDS HE SAID, AND THEN HE DID – RICH PASCHALL
The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived in the… Read More ›
WHERE’S THE BIG CHANGE? – By Marilyn Armstrong
When Harvey Weinstein got nailed, everybody dumped all over him. Which I’m sure he deserved. They even tossed him out of the Hollywood Important People Club, ignoring all the other sexual predators who have been operating there since Hollywood became… Read More ›
HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?
Harvey Weinstein got caught. Everybody has dumped all over him, which I’m sure he thoroughly deserved. They even tossed him out of the Hollywood Important People Club, ignoring all the other sexual predators who have been operating there since Hollywood… Read More ›
WE GOT RID OF ALCOHOL IN 1920 – NO ONE HAS HAD A DRINK SINCE
Our so-called president has decided the answer to the opioid epidemic is to up the ante. Send out more cops. Arrest everyone. Imprison millions! We’ve done it before and it worked perfectly, so let’s do it again! Once upon a… Read More ›
A TOXIC TRIP – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My mother had a cousin named Paul. She grew up with him and even babysat for him on occasion. My grandparents adored Paul and he adored them. As an adult, Paul became a lawyer and handled all my grandparents’ legal… Read More ›
MY WAR AGAINST PACKAGING
We watch a lot of shows about murder. Between courtroom battles and watching Ducky dismember a corpse (NCIS), I’ve seen it all. People get convicted on blood evidence, even if they didn’t really do anything. I know how incriminating mere… Read More ›
SEND IN THE FEDS – RICH PASCHALL
The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived… Read More ›
A SERIAL KILLER IS LOOSE! MURDER MOST FOUL! by GARRY ARMSTRONG (PART 3)
THIS IS FICTION! NOT TRUE. A STORY. NOT A REAL EVENT. Homage to MidSomer Murders from Garry Armstrong, the show’s current number one fan. And with a nod and a wink to Sunset Boulevard and Philip Marlowe. On the occasion… Read More ›
DOGS GONE BAD – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Marilyn and I follow lots of those TV procedural crime shows. We anticipate all the cliché lines. “Stay in the car” “He was turning his life around.” “Everyone loved him.” “No one was supposed to get hurt!” We usually figure… Read More ›
AUGUST ANGST – NCIS: UXBRIDGE
DATELINE UXBRIDGE: Chapter 2: EVIL UNDERBELLY OF A SMALL TOWN – Garry Armstrong, Reporting On the surface, it seemed like a normal day in Uxbridge. But intelligence reports warned us not to be lulled into a false sense of security. Yes,… Read More ›
Criminals and Gun Violence – SUNDAY NIGHT BLOG, Richard Paschall
See on Scoop.it – In and About the News – Sunday Night Blog – Richard Paschall Despite news stories that would suggest the opposite, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy are fond of pointing out that the city… Read More ›
