Opinion

By: Bill Hoagland There have been two lawsuits pending this past year before the US Supreme Court that involve some unpaid parking tickets in Chicago and some unpaid real estate taxes in Michigan. The legal issue in each case is whether the government, by confiscating and selling property to satisfy the unpaid charges and taxes,…

I have to admit I can’t stand going too long without checking my trial cameras that are outside of cell service. This is true especially this time of year. Even though the experts tell me to leave them alone until hunting season, I know I’m probably not even going to hunt some of these spots…

Your wonderful indoor bathroom. If you’re under 50, you may not realize just how good you have it. Regardless of the weather or time of day, when we had to go, we sprinted to the outhouse behind the house, which seemed to be at varying distances from the house in direct proportion to our urgency.

If you routinely read my columns, you know that I often write about the 1960’s; my topics include the JFK assassination, the Viet Nam War and most recently, the story of Bernadine Dohrn and her life on the run.

I am a sports fan. I don’t watch much television, but when I do, it’s normally around some sporting event.

Glossy signs were tacked to electric poles all over town each July. The carnival was coming! The dusty, burnt grass and cracked parking lots of the city park was about to turn into a wonderland of rides and games.

Last February, I wrote a column about a criminal matter pending before the US Supreme Court in which the defendant, Ali Hemani, was being charged with a felony because, by his own admission, he was a casual user of marijuana who also owned a firearm. (He said that he smoked marijuana every other day).

July is the month when the fruit of sowing begins to show. Gardens begin to produce their harvest, and trees begin to reveal what has been hiding behind their leaves.

Independence Day has lost its name. In a moment of laziness or maybe just forgetfulness, many of us decided to take away the descriptive title and replace it with a calendar number.