Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, read more

Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way.

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most read more

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most severely affected area in northern Illinois remains stubbornly dry.

It's not yet final,

It's not yet final,

For Tribune, on a long-term basis, it's terrific. While in the short term there's a lot of dilution, ultimately this read more

For Tribune, on a long-term basis, it's terrific. While in the short term there's a lot of dilution, ultimately this will be a monster success.

The oil is good in some ways.

The oil is good in some ways.

Boomer obviously threw a monkey wrench in everybody?s plans.

Boomer obviously threw a monkey wrench in everybody?s plans.

I thought we came out in the second half -- once we kind of settled in -- and played pretty read more

I thought we came out in the second half -- once we kind of settled in -- and played pretty well. We just made so many mistakes early that we let it get away from us.

One of my priorities is to go to the beach. It's been five years.

One of my priorities is to go to the beach. It's been five years.

It's funny, this thing about happiness. It's a commodity that was imported from America in the Fifties. I see myself read more

It's funny, this thing about happiness. It's a commodity that was imported from America in the Fifties. I see myself simply as living my life . . . I feel it's pushing your luck to define how happy you are.