by admin | Jul 9, 2016 | Activism, Adoption, Civil rights, Crime, Immigration, Personal history, Public safety, Racism
Our nation is suffering from a terrible social disease. It is not a sexually transmitted disease, though it can be spread orally, through the things we say to each other and over the Internet and the air waves. Since everything seems to need a name, I will call it BJ...
by admin | Jun 11, 2016 | Economic development, Environment, History, Industry, Personal history, Restaurants, Travel
Let’s start with the fact, obvious mostly in retrospect, that I should have printed out a map of the Flats Entertainment District in Cleveland rather than relying on Onstar, the GM dial-in navigation system in our Saturn, for directions. (I could also have used my...
by admin | May 22, 2016 | Chicago, Crime, Personal history, Public policy, Public safety
One of the more disquieting aspects of urban life is an occasional confrontation with the irrational. I have debated telling this story, but I decided that enough other people either have had or will share such experiences that sharing it may have great value. One...
by admin | May 15, 2016 | Activism, Blogging, Careers, Journalism, Personal health, Personal history, Writing
Have you ever tried to visualize yourself in a prominent, visible role other than whatever you do for a living? Can you see yourself accepting a Grammy, say, or racing across the goal line with a touchdown pass? Most of us at some point have some fantasy about...
by admin | Aug 9, 2015 | Activism, Books, Civil rights, Education, Literature, Personal history, Political philosophy, Resilience, Writing
Just in case anyone out there is unduly impressed with my intelligence, I have a revelation: I flunked calculus in my first quarter of my freshman year in college. I was attending Cleveland State University on Kiwanis scholarship money, no less. Not that I really...
