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“It isn't knowledge that's making trouble, but the uses it's put to.” - Kurt Vonnegut As a resident, my chief of anatomic pathology, who was Mexican born and spoke perfect Spanglish told me, “Señor, you have to know the 3 Gs and the D...

The Aisle As we approach Father's Day, my father used to say you can get anything you need (almost) in a hardware store. Like Ogden Avenue itself which runs for miles from the city through the suburbs and into the country, if its not at the...

My family moved from the Town of Cicero, Illinois to the Village of Riverside, Illinois in West Suburban Cook County when I was in the fifth grade. While I only had a few good friends at that time, the move came as a shock. I had my routines...

A new email newsletter service will be used starting tomorrow. This is in an effort to guarantee delivery to our loyal readers to provide you the latest news as it becomes available. While we made every effort to import all of our known...

Hoping for a better 2021. Best wishes for the holidays and the new...

In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our country, by the following Tuesday anthrax spores were discovered in letters mailed to members of the media and United States senate. Subsequently, additional cases were discovered and the United...