Our towns: September 2007 Archives

Dear Swami: The sick old Winthrop Harbor woman in the newspaper who owed ComEd $18,000 and had her electricity cut off must have been a lowlife to get that behind on her bill. I’m glad she got what she had coming to here. Don’t you agree?

Just to show that Swami is not only a crass, cynical seer of the mystical mysteries, here’s evidencde he has a heart (hard thought it may be). He's giving you a way to do a kind deed and thereby remember a Waukegan lad who gave a lot to all of us.

The Swami can testify that no fights are as nasty as family fights and no politics are as knife-filled as small town politics. Welcome to Antioch, where everyone at the town council hires their own lawyer and members are escorted out of the chambers under police guard. Is this the same democracy we’re trying to implant in Iraq? Read on, gentle inquiring minds …

You probably don't know Mike Ferner, but in some circles - most notably the peace movement - he is something of a phenom. A Toledo native and Vietnam era veteran, he's spent most of his recent waking hours in protests against the Iraq War, and has written books on the war after visiting there. He's coming here, and here's why.....

Swami has considered the legal advice of our in-house legal counsel, the esteemed law firm of Dewey, Cheatham and Howe, and we have some advice for the Waukegan City Council. If they don’t they this right, the lawsuits against lakefront business will cost a lot more than they think. Read on …

Swami often uses his airborne carpet for rides over the countryside of Countie Du Lac and has stumbled upon a profound observation about why life in these parts seems a little disjointed and discombobulated. Read on, dear collaborators, and see what he has to say ….

Swami, the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is coming up. What does the crystal ball say about how best citizens can commemorate the day? Or on the other hand, do you have any personal advice on the topic since you are a person of eminent wisdom?

The Swami despises this trend in political action: Make up fake letters, send them to your allies and have them pretend they wrote the letters. Then affix stamps and inundate officials with the test-tube missives. No fuss, no muss, no thinking. Just what good public-spirited debate needs: More pre-digested, pre-constructed pap…..and here’s how they do it here…