AltWeeklies Wire
Love and Skittlesnew
Learning an important lesson when son's birthmom comes for a visit.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
11-15-2007 |
Commentary
Move Over, Homer: The Real Story About Springfield, USAnew
Who cares if Springfield, Vt., won the right to host the Simpsons movie premiere? The real news is Springfield, Ill., is home to the Guiding Light!
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
Sharing Warmthnew
How I learned to survive a harsh winter.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
12-08-2006 |
Commentary
Locks of Lovenew
I'm hoping the lessons I've learned with my son's hair will help us with the challenges that are more than skin deep.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
11-27-2006 |
Commentary
Ghosts in the Atticnew
In a bag of trash, there's a treasured link to one of Springfield's favorite sons.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
11-09-2006 |
History
Tags: history
Scavenger Huntnew
Gathering supplies for school used to be much, much easier.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-25-2006 |
Commentary
The New Face of Crime?new
An updated symbol seems to recycle some old-fashioned prejudices.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-15-2006 |
Commentary
Head Startnew
If there's no racism and no discrimination, why are things so lopsided? Ever hear of white privilege?
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-28-2006 |
Commentary
The Good, the Bad and the Expensivenew
Illinois State Police officers don't complain as much about a few bad cops as they do about the hierarchy that has let them all skate.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-28-2005 |
Commentary
Illinois Needs a Day to Honor Jane Addamsnew
Some eighth-graders are petitioning the state to honor the founder of Chicago's Hull House, who is known as the "mother of modern social work."
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-27-2005 |
Commentary
'Midwesterner' Represents a State of Mindnew
A transplant from Texas to Illinois watches her sons morph into Midwesterners and ponders on what that means.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-06-2005 |
Commentary
Architecture Critic Whacks New Lincoln Museumnew
Chicago Tribune critic Blair Kamin described the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum as a "mawkish indoor theme park," but he apparently failed to notice the exhibits that engulfed, enlightened and enchanted this visitor.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-15-2005 |
Art
Tags: Disneyfied
The One-Abe Parade of Springfield, Ill.new
Tony Leone's plastic Abe Lincoln was supposed to be one of 100, part of a parade -- like 1999's Cows on Parade in Chicago. But with Abes. That it hasn't materialized might be due to the concerns of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-28-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Why Cops Who Break the Law Don't Get Firednew
Two Springfield cops who drove drunk still have their jobs, one even though he was caught with a prostitute.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-07-2005 |
Commentary
Child's Value Can't Be Measured in Adoption Feesnew
A discount kid adopted in the 1960s considers what she'll tell her own adopted son if he ever asks what it cost to adopt him.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-21-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: African-American, birth parents
