Kevin Kuwik notes today that turnout in Mosul was higher than expected, and he ate the first meal in the dining tent that replaced the one destroyed by a suicide…

Ernie: “I’m just like a real journalist: getting recognition for being an expert in something that I barely understand.”

Been really busy with work stuff the past few weeks, and have been pretty silent on the local political scene. I find it interesting that Illinois Democratic Party Chair Mike…

Some of the best writing I’ve come across over the past month has been Eric Liu’s columns over at Slate. Some of the columns are drawn from his book published…

Ernie just set up a blog for his friend Steve, diagnosed with cancer. Steve seems to have a great attitude about the diagnosis and treatment. When my friends Dave &…

Paperwork is now filed, I’m officially a candidate for Naperville trustee. I’ll keep the campaign stuff over on that site, so feel free to keep tabs on what I’m up…