At this moment, the sad deaths of a dozen or so yearlings on U.S. 41 shows humanity at its very worst. Dozens of young horses were being trucked to slaughter, the sad afterthought of a business aimed largely at controlling women’s menopausal hot flashes. Swami is having a hot flash of his own.
Why has the local Democratic Party pushed Eddie Washington off the raft by running a canddiate agianst him in the primary fpor the 60th District house race?
We’re not quite sure what they have in mind for a business model, but the people who run the famed Family Piano Company store on S. Genesee in downtown Waukegan are giving it a go with new businesses. Swami loves ragtime.
Swami has peered deeply into the crystal sphere and found that at least one candidate for president resembles an Old Illinois Political Warrior too much to ignore. See who’s not going to be president of the United States….
And then there were nine, but soon there will be fewer. There are nine area teams in the IHSA football playoffs … two fewer than last year and three fewer than the Swami foresaw (Libertyville, Waukegan & Deerfield fogged up the crystal ball). As for this week’s gazing …
The Swami wonders if, in the eternal quest to prove that sports elevates the human soul, the folks who run Waukegan High’s football team didn’t miss a chance to educate the young men under their guidance and point to higher goals.
Here’s a question Swami gets all the time about “Talk of the County.”. “How many people have noticed that you will write something only to have the people in charge of the 'talk' to edit or eliminate something you said? … The whole object of the 'talk' is to let us voice OUR opinions not for you to edit what we say. How about printing what we say. It is called ‘freedom of speech’.”
Swami, are you in favor of Lake County getting the equestrian event for the 2016 Olympics? It’s a great deal for us, but I haven’t heard much support for it, only critics.
Swami is tickled pink, or even red, when the bad peolpe get sent off the prison. But not even a sage, wise seer of the great beyond can figure how why some get long sentences for financial crimes while others don't seem to suitably proportional longer sentences for harming chilsdren.
Hooray, sort of, for Illinois’ new ranking in the “Greenest State” contest from Forbes Magazine. We’re 27th best (or the 23rd worst if you're a glass half-full sort of person) which doesn’t sound so hot, but it could be worse. We could be Indiana.
Swami is worried about Gurnee. Apparently, the First Amendment to the Constitution has been rendered null and void there. No free speech. The mayor says she just did what her lawyer said to do.
Last week, Swami was 13-1. Season to date, the Wise One is 88-25. Note the losers include 0-7 on upset specials, including last week’s ill-advised support of the Grayslake North Knights who, one week after fooling us with a 31-6 win over equally winless Grayslake Central, reverted to previous and future form. And now the picks:
Oh, the wicked, tortured plots and plans being hatched in the realms of that mighty but evil Camelot on the hill called Gurnee. And to think, the world revolves around a lousy junkyard. Whadup, oh Swami?
Swami, we’re all so glad that the accused child predator Paul Olsson got sent off to the mental hospital. He had been messing with the courts here so long that we thought he was going to get away with it. Your thoughts?
Is Liz Willding's family ever going to receive justice for her murder in 2004? It’s nearing the end of 2007 and they’ve yet to actually put Adam Christenson on trial. What’s the deal with all the delays?
Swami, so what’s the real deal with the Rhoni Reuter murder case in Deerfield? Is there a suspect or isn’t there a suspect? The police sound confused. I'm confused. Are you confused, too?
It’s put up or shut up time for a passle of prep football teams, as they strive to reach the five-win plateau needed to be eligible for postseason. Currently, six area teams have four victories, and another four have three wins, meaning some of them will join the four area teams – Lake Zurich, Lake Forest, Carmel & Grant – that already have five wins banked. Here’s how this week should shake out:
Swami knows all, sees all, and hears all. For example, Swami knows who is paying attention to his football picks every week. We peer into the mists of the crystal ball to reveal ….
Swami, have you seen the new Google maps system that allows people to look right at your house? Isn’t this an invasion of privacy? Help me, oh wise one. Signed: Fearful of the spies
Swami, is there any candidate running for president that we’ve never heard of? Someone so far on the fringe of political reality that he needs two bus tokens to reach civilization? Signed: Politically adventuresome.
Welcome to Lake County high school football’s Rivalry Weekend!. Tis is the weekend when old neighborhood scuffles get settled and for some the chance to go to the playoffs will be decided.
Whle Swami is taking a few days away from his mystical prognosticational toils (our flying carpet has left town momentarily for a brief vacation), we thought we'd dip into the Swami mail bag for a few thoughts from our many fans. Both of them. Here's a thought from our friend, Barry. Enjoy
We pass aong the updated report from anri-war activist and free lancer journalist Mike Ferner. Swami is not quite sure how you get to be both simultaneously. But nonetheless, he reports his fate from the local courthouse.
Swami, we Irish fans have now suffered though seven straight losses, including two to end the previous season. Any chance the Irish will ever win a game or are we doomed to go winless through the entire year. Signed: Hoping
