Heartburn in the Church of Baseball
By Annie Savoy July 12, 2023 “Baseball may be a religion full of magic, cosmic truth, and the fundamental…
Toros Aqui! La Fiesta de San Fermin
by Michael Ledwith July 9, 2023 The great writer John Kass, interviewed my best friend Gary Fencik on his podcast…
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Nature-Starved
by Marie T. Sullivan July 7, 2023 One of the happiest Sunday afternoons of my life took place at the…
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On Independence Day, What Would America’s Founders Think of ‘China Joe’ Biden?
By John Kass July 2, 2023 John Trumbull was an American painter, American diplomat, and a veteran soldier in…
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Independence Day, The Chicago Way
By John Kass July 1, 2023 I’ve found a priceless photograph for Independence Day– evidence of real collusion between a…
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A THOUSAND WORDS
By Michael Ledwith June 30, 2023 He had learned how to walk quietly in the Army. And to always maintain…
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To Shirley Ryan, With Love
by John Kass June 28, 2023 The other day was graduation day at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in Homewood. I’ve…
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Do We Deserve What Trump is Getting?
By Steve Huntley June 25, 2023 The bill of indictment accusing former President Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents is…
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Jason Whitlock is on mission to ‘Reclaim the Rainbow’
Chicago Way w/John Kass (06/23/23): This week, Jason Whitlock, the host of Fearless and longtime sports journalist joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to…
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Growing Small Business Hopes and Dreams in a Small Midwestern Farm Town
by Erin Geary June 23, 2023 There is a pervasive notion that those in middle America are backward. Elitists believe…
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Queering Jesus: How It’s Going Mainstream at Progressive Churches and Top Divinity Schools
Reposted with permission from RealClearInvestigations. You can read the original article here. by John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations June 13, 2023…
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There Can Be No Father’s Day Without a Mom
By John Kass June 18, 2023 Father’s Day In the barber chair the other day getting a Father’s Day haircut…
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A Tribute to Cynthia Weil: Her Ten Best
By Cory Franklin June 15, 2023 The music scene changes rapidly, so it’s hard to write about long-ago songwriters unfamiliar…
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why the grim calculus on Ukraine spells trouble for NATO
Chicago Way w/John Kass (06/13/23): On this episode, John’s younger brother Nicholas Kass, a retired American diplomat with over 30-years of…
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No Laughing Jesters in Biden’s Banana Republic
by John Kass | June 13, 2023 If America were truly a mentally healthy nation, the popular culture would be…