According to an AP story on Yahoo News, more than half insured Americans are taking prescription medicines for chronic health problems. The finding comes from a study by Medco Health Solutions Inc. The majority of drugs being used are ones to treat high blood pressure and cholesterol. Experts say ...

Miami Herald blogger James Burnett raises an incredibly interesting point in a post he called “Barack Obama is white!” Obama is the black candidate. That’s what everyone calls him, and he doesn’t correct them. Sounds about right, no? Actually, Obama is biracial "” ...

While one should always research for themselves what they read, here is some interesting fodder for your review.  I can’t imagine any self-proclaimed conservative would even consider voting for McCain, but here is a piece by Pastor Chuck Baldwin on www.newswithviews.com driving a few ...

Bass anglers are gearing up for the May 31 "Fishing for a Cure"� charity tournament at Braidwood Lake in Braceville. There is a $100 entry fee for a two man boat team. Registrations are limited to 100 boats. If spots remain open, registrations will be accepted on the day of the event. "All proceeds, ...

Seeing the new fiberglass Lincoln hats in downtown Ottawa got me thinking what other communities around here could do in the same vein as the famous Chicago “Cows on Parade.” For instance, Streator could line its downtown business district with fiberglass bulldogs (the high ...

Someone who posted a comment at the end of my column this week, a mock commencement address to the class of 2008, suggested I should have mentioned students wait until age 25 to marry and age 28 to have children. I have encountered similar sentiments before, and I always take a little umbrage since I was ...

A few days ago, I picked Zion up from mom's house in Chicago, and got into a heated argument with my grandmother. Okay, it wasn't really an argument. (I wouldn't dare raise my voice at my 83-year-old granny.) But it WAS fairly intense, as we shared two different opinions about an important issue that ...

Eleven months, 94, 836 hits (and counting), 166 posts,  1,350 non-deleted comments and a whole bunch of fun. I approached our executive editor Denise Renckens last year and asked to do a blog about nothing in general. “Nothing” worked for Seinfeld, right?