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Making Scott Lee Cohen folk hero says more about us
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/9/2010
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." - H.L. Mencken. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/9/2010
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." - H.L. Mencken. FULL STORY
Barrington Hills singer the voice behind Snap, Snuggle and Sinatra
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/8/2010
Even if you haven't seen a Ron Hawking show, you've heard the Barrington Hills singer. "I started on TV when I was 4 years old and I've been doing it ever since," says the apparently ageless Hawking. "Jack Benny was 39. I'm 38." FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/8/2010
Even if you haven't seen a Ron Hawking show, you've heard the Barrington Hills singer. "I started on TV when I was 4 years old and I've been doing it ever since," says the apparently ageless Hawking. "Jack Benny was 39. I'm 38." FULL STORY
Real Crook counties rise above news from Cook County
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/6/2010
In researching the political shenanigans, patronage, ineptitude and outright crime that earns Cook County the moniker of Crook County, I end up on a Web site for a Crook County monolith named Steins Pillar. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/6/2010
In researching the political shenanigans, patronage, ineptitude and outright crime that earns Cook County the moniker of Crook County, I end up on a Web site for a Crook County monolith named Steins Pillar. FULL STORY
Tribal wins blunt democracy in Illinois feudal election
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/4/2010
When 60 percent of Iraqis braved bombs and bullets to cast votes in a free election in 2005, President George W. Bush proclaimed the voter turnout as a "major milestone in this march to democracy." FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/4/2010
When 60 percent of Iraqis braved bombs and bullets to cast votes in a free election in 2005, President George W. Bush proclaimed the voter turnout as a "major milestone in this march to democracy." FULL STORY
Super Bowl dreams span ages from kid to Weekend Warrior
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/2/2010
On the weekend before Super Bowl I, even though there was a huge age difference between those professional football players and me, I braved the cold, played football outside and imagined I was 33-year-old quarterback Bart Starr. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/2/2010
On the weekend before Super Bowl I, even though there was a huge age difference between those professional football players and me, I braved the cold, played football outside and imagined I was 33-year-old quarterback Bart Starr. FULL STORY
Veterans' group finds success, but lost soul still lost
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/30/2010
On March 4, 2008, Read Boeckel, a medical supply sales rep from Glen Ellyn, was one of about a dozen local volunteers with lofty goals and a strong will to get an idea off the ground. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/30/2010
On March 4, 2008, Read Boeckel, a medical supply sales rep from Glen Ellyn, was one of about a dozen local volunteers with lofty goals and a strong will to get an idea off the ground. FULL STORY
Hello, this is RoboCall, asking you to read this column
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/26/2010
Even if Election Day didn't fall on Groundhog Day, the Illinois primary campaigns have a familiar, repetitive vibe to voters. The political process is relentless. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/26/2010
Even if Election Day didn't fall on Groundhog Day, the Illinois primary campaigns have a familiar, repetitive vibe to voters. The political process is relentless. FULL STORY
DJ carves niche swinging to beat of different ballroom
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/23/2010
During the turbulent 1960s when rebellious teens were spinning the new rock 'n' roll vinyl coming from bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, John Russell Ghrist ran a pirate radio station out of his parents' home in the south suburbs. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/23/2010
During the turbulent 1960s when rebellious teens were spinning the new rock 'n' roll vinyl coming from bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, John Russell Ghrist ran a pirate radio station out of his parents' home in the south suburbs. FULL STORY
Win a title while holding a beer
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/21/2010
Saturday's "2010 Winter Cornhole Classic" in Addison might be called the "2010 Super Bowl of Cornholing" if NFL litigators were as lax about their "Super Bowl" copyright as NHL lawyers are about "Winter Classic." FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/21/2010
Saturday's "2010 Winter Cornhole Classic" in Addison might be called the "2010 Super Bowl of Cornholing" if NFL litigators were as lax about their "Super Bowl" copyright as NHL lawyers are about "Winter Classic." FULL STORY
Quirky twists of fate bring about MLK Day reunion of sorts
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/19/2010
Since the kids don't have school and can sleep in late on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we make a family pilgrimage to the Museum of Science and Industry on Sunday. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/19/2010
Since the kids don't have school and can sleep in late on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we make a family pilgrimage to the Museum of Science and Industry on Sunday. FULL STORY
This major yields bumper crop of scholarships and jobs
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/14/2010
As suburban high school seniors wade through their college options for next fall, their parents are busy searching for scholarship money. Both groups hope their investments blossom into fulfilling careers someday. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/14/2010
As suburban high school seniors wade through their college options for next fall, their parents are busy searching for scholarship money. Both groups hope their investments blossom into fulfilling careers someday. FULL STORY
Why Abe never said, 'I'm blacker than Frederick Douglass'
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/12/2010
Life was stressful and unfair at times for Abraham Lincoln, but it's hard to envision him sitting around with a magazine reporter and uncorking a big bottle of stupid in the way our former Land of Lincoln Gov. Rod Blagojevich did in his whine with Esquire. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/12/2010
Life was stressful and unfair at times for Abraham Lincoln, but it's hard to envision him sitting around with a magazine reporter and uncorking a big bottle of stupid in the way our former Land of Lincoln Gov. Rod Blagojevich did in his whine with Esquire. FULL STORY
Spending cuts, jobs, security fuel 10th District race
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/10/2010
With early voting beginning Monday, the eight candidates from two parties running for Congress from the North suburban 10th District got a last-minute chance to make a first impression with voters. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/10/2010
With early voting beginning Monday, the eight candidates from two parties running for Congress from the North suburban 10th District got a last-minute chance to make a first impression with voters. FULL STORY
Will Hall of Fame have Cub Dawson doff an Expo chapeau?
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/10/2010
On jerseys, on photos, on baseball bats and on baseball after baseball, new Hall-of-Famer and Cubs legend Andre Dawson grabs a pen in his left hand and meticulously goes to work signing hundreds of autographs for his army of fans. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/10/2010
On jerseys, on photos, on baseball bats and on baseball after baseball, new Hall-of-Famer and Cubs legend Andre Dawson grabs a pen in his left hand and meticulously goes to work signing hundreds of autographs for his army of fans. FULL STORY
Cabin fever can ignite kids' 'old school' imagination
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/9/2010
Nothing jump-starts the old brain like a cold, snowy day with a house full of eager-to-play-anything youngsters stymied by a "no more video games" edict. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/9/2010
Nothing jump-starts the old brain like a cold, snowy day with a house full of eager-to-play-anything youngsters stymied by a "no more video games" edict. FULL STORY
Timid politicians in smokescreen of medical marijuana
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/7/2010
Activists in Illinois have been fighting for years, even decades, to add marijuana to the arsenal of drugs available to help sick people. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/7/2010
Activists in Illinois have been fighting for years, even decades, to add marijuana to the arsenal of drugs available to help sick people. FULL STORY
Mystery of missing Daily Herald writer still has life in mountains
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/5/2010
Peering up at the unforgiving mountains enveloping the old Colorado mining town of Silver Plume, it's easy to comprehend how Daily Herald sports writer Keith Reinhard could have disappeared in those rocks without a trace in 1988. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/5/2010
Peering up at the unforgiving mountains enveloping the old Colorado mining town of Silver Plume, it's easy to comprehend how Daily Herald sports writer Keith Reinhard could have disappeared in those rocks without a trace in 1988. FULL STORY
Want to spot a 'nerd birder'? There's an app for that
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/22/2009
When you are trekking through the snowy forest preserve counting species with a group of Audubon bird watchers, you can spot the rare "nerd birder" by its most distinctive feature: The iBird app on the iPhone. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/22/2009
When you are trekking through the snowy forest preserve counting species with a group of Audubon bird watchers, you can spot the rare "nerd birder" by its most distinctive feature: The iBird app on the iPhone. FULL STORY
Starting 'the conversation' might be best gift of all
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/19/2009
While she's looking forward to the first Christmas since she moved into her new home, Shirley Searles jokes about how she'll also celebrate Christmas Eve Eve. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/19/2009
While she's looking forward to the first Christmas since she moved into her new home, Shirley Searles jokes about how she'll also celebrate Christmas Eve Eve. FULL STORY
Does this shirtless guy say 'kids clothes' to you?
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 12/17/2009
On the mall directory, you can find the abercrombie store listed under "Children's Fashions," next to Gymboree, Janie and Jack, the Disney Store, Hannah Andersson and GapKids. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 12/17/2009
On the mall directory, you can find the abercrombie store listed under "Children's Fashions," next to Gymboree, Janie and Jack, the Disney Store, Hannah Andersson and GapKids. FULL STORY
The conscientious objectors in the 'War on Christmas'
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 12/15/2009
The delightful message in that Christmas song (sung by Andy Williams and written by the same guy who helped compose the theme song to TV's "Gilligan's Island") assures us that "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 12/15/2009
The delightful message in that Christmas song (sung by Andy Williams and written by the same guy who helped compose the theme song to TV's "Gilligan's Island") assures us that "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." FULL STORY
Barrington woman using Rose Parade for organ donor awareness
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 12/15/2009
That moment on New Year's Day when Anne Gulotta of Barrington will wave to the crowd and vast TV audience from her perch on a colorful float in the joyous Rose Parade was made possible by a crushing and painful sadness. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 12/15/2009
That moment on New Year's Day when Anne Gulotta of Barrington will wave to the crowd and vast TV audience from her perch on a colorful float in the joyous Rose Parade was made possible by a crushing and painful sadness. FULL STORY
Potbellied pigs found on leash and at Wrigley's trough
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/12/2009
They don't possess the landmark status of the scoreboard or the charm of the ivy, but the urinal troughs at Wrigley Field are preserved for another season. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/12/2009
They don't possess the landmark status of the scoreboard or the charm of the ivy, but the urinal troughs at Wrigley Field are preserved for another season. FULL STORY
In this economy, it's a bull market at local animal shelters
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/10/2009
With the sluggish economy and a surplus in the marketplace, there's never been a better time to find your dream dog _ whether you are looking for a Mastiff, a miniature Shih Tzu, or a lovable pit bull. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/10/2009
With the sluggish economy and a surplus in the marketplace, there's never been a better time to find your dream dog _ whether you are looking for a Mastiff, a miniature Shih Tzu, or a lovable pit bull. FULL STORY
Evidence that husbands, even famous ones, don't have to cheat
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/4/2009
After years as the recipient of universal fawning over his sweet golf swing, Tiger Woods shanks his personal life out of bounds and we rush to replace the divot in his world with instant analysis about what went wrong for Mr. Perfect. FULL STORY
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 12/4/2009
After years as the recipient of universal fawning over his sweet golf swing, Tiger Woods shanks his personal life out of bounds and we rush to replace the divot in his world with instant analysis about what went wrong for Mr. Perfect. FULL STORY
