Summer idyll or sweat farm

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014  |  Melvyn Magree

The weather forecast gave a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms, but I am going by my own weather “advisory.” If bad weather is predicted, there is often a bigger chance that the weather will be just fine.  This is one of those “just fine” days.

Has Anyone Heard of Couture?

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014

Fashion North

Gov. Walker, illegal money, the Koch brothers, and Judge Randa

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014

Having been caught laundering, Walker promptly switched to the spin cycle. I’m a victim of partisan Democratic prosecutors, he wails, calling the investigation an abuse of the judicial system

Almedalen: A Swedish Export The U.S. Could Use

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014

Democracy demands a vigorous debate, an informed and engaged populace and a diversity of parties and positions. As we in the United States celebrate this nation’s independence, let’s question the strength and vitality of our system

Firefly Fireworks

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014  |  Emily Stone

Fireflies need marshy areas with rotting wood and forest litter to complete their life cycle. A few days after the stationary female and flying male hone in on each other’s titillating twinkles, the female lays her fertilized eggs just below the soil

All-Star Game Is More Show than Go

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014  |  John Gilbert

All-Star Games Also Had ‘Good Ol’ Days’

The 75th Anniversary Of The Most Heart Wrenching Speech In Baseball History…

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014  |  Marc Elliott

I have to admit that since the late Yankee owner George Steinbrenner kicked off the modern era of baseball by “buying” contending teams through free agent shopping and signings, my love of the Yankees went from lukewarm to dry-ice frozen

Patient log #053218963

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014

New patient Paul Ryan was admitted this morning by LAPD. Mr. Ryan collapsed and soiled himself in the womens changing room of a TJ Maxx department store this morning.

Sarah Pray Returns to the Lake and Cornucopia

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014  |  Paul Whyte

The album touches on a number of topics but a common theme is yearning and the delicate nature of relationships. The song, “Just Not in That Way,” displays some sort of disconnectedness within a relationship.

Mixology

Thu. Jul. 10th, 2014  |  Jane Hoffman

Metaphorically searching outside the box for a genre out of one’s element may transcend to a happier, lighter place. Or it may bring me to the dark, shady bar scene of La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1980