There was an article in the (Peoria?) Journal Star today about George Ryan and his speech to the ACLU in Peoria.  I’d like to pull out a few quotes that illustrate what I think are inconsistencies in his argument against the death penalty. Ryan, a former pharmacist who never practiced law, is [...]

I’ve been wondering, when and why did the Peoria Journal Star stop putting “Peoria” in its name?  I mean, it’s still technically part of its name, but they don’t ever use it — not in the masthead or in other self-referential statements.  This seems odd to me.    Are they ashamed [...]

I like to watch the Cardinals play on WAOE, channel 59 (UPN).  Of course, I don’t watch it over the air, but rather on Insight cable channel 14.  I’ve noticed lately that the audio for the Cardinals games sounds distorted.  It could be that Insight is rebroadcasting the audio too hot, [...]