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9/25/2009 – There's a great show at the Virginia Theater Saturday night (Sept. 26)
9/16/2009 – Get the inside dope on the Rhoads murder case
9/14/2009 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Clubs Volume XLVII
7/29/2009 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club, Vol. XLVI
3/17/2009 – Bill Ayers - the UI's most famous fraud
2/4/2009 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club, Vol. XLIV
12/9/2008 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club, Vol. XLIII
12/2/2008 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club Vol. XLI
9/16/2008 – Obama and Palin - the inexperienced ticket ...
9/12/2008 – Sarah does an Obama...
9/5/2008 – Everybody's talking about Sarah
7/21/2008 – "The audacity of vanity"
7/7/2008 – Free speech on campus?
7/3/2008 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club Vol. XXXX
7/2/2008 – Malleable messiah reinvents himself
7/1/2008 – Pols either don't know or don't care what they're talking about
6/27/2008 – Harsh words for the Messiah
6/26/2008 – The public is in a foul mood ...
6/24/2008 – We love to think we know ...
6/20/2008 – Under Obama, the liberals have their mojo back
6/18/2008 – More bad news on the oil front?
6/17/2008 – Tim Russert overkill?
6/10/2008 – Done in by your wants, not your needs?
6/3/2008 – Obama was outnumbered, but not outgunned
5/14/2008 – The truth? Voters can't handle the truth!
5/6/2008 – What's the difference between Hillary and Barack?
5/5/2008 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club Vol. XXXIX
5/1/2008 – In politics, when the going gets tough...
4/30/2008 – High gasoline prices hurt...
4/23/2008 – He's got her under his skin...
4/18/2008 – From Messiah one day to cynical pol the next
4/10/2008 – A reminder to those who think the war on terror is over
4/4/2008 – Barack Obama is a likable guy ...
4/2/2008 – Hard to know what to make of this bombshell
3/31/2008 – Politics - two sides of the coin
3/28/2008 – Hillary put her life on the line...
3/26/2008 – Is the economy really that bad?
3/25/2008 – A plea (not from Bill) for Hillary to get out
3/21/2008 – The audacity of Barack Obama
3/17/2008 – Hope or narcicissm?
3/14/2008 – I'm a victim. No, I'm a victim.
3/13/2008 – Spitzer's rise and fall was great theater
3/12/2008 – A different perspective on the Spitzer fiasco?
3/11/2008 – Interested in getting a tattoo?
3/10/2008 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club Vol. XXXVIII
3/5/2008 – 'The Messiah' in the Oval Office
2/20/2008 – Obama is hot stuff, but is he real?
2/19/2008 – "Letters from Iwo Jima" a movie worth seeing
2/14/2008 – Is the Messiah becoming a bore?
2/12/2008 – Two hard-core liberals at swords' points
2/11/2008 – The cult of Obama to a foreigner
1/25/2008 – Why are politicians so despicable?
1/7/2008 – The Flashman series of historical novels is over
1/3/2008 – What's wrong with making a list, checking it twice?
1/2/2008 – Has the U.S. turned the corner in Iraq?
12/14/2007 – Calling all gadget freaks
12/12/2007 – Self-defense or murder?
11/20/2007 – Attention sports fans
11/19/2007 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club Vo. XXXVI.
11/12/2007 – More on the PC rot on our campuses
11/6/2007 – College students' re-education camp closed
10/30/2007 – The University of Illinois trails the University of Delaware
10/30/2007 – Section 8 debate in NYC
10/11/2007 – 20-plus-year-old murder case is unofficially over
10/8/2007 – Famous UI alum reflects on Chief Illiniwek's absence
10/1/2007 – When Hillary Clinton laughs, people wonder why
9/21/2007 – OK, genius, time to do your stuff.
9/10/2007 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Volume XXXV
9/6/2007 – How big a travesty was the Duke lacrosse team rape case? Really big!
9/5/2007 – Immigration has an undeniable link to our national poverty rate
8/7/2007 – Is the GOP learning disabled?
8/6/2007 – Members of Congress gone wild
8/1/2007 – Bill Walsh -- architect of a game
7/27/2007 – Another ugly turn for the Clinton campaign
7/25/2007 – These anti-war protests are really getting ugly.
7/17/2007 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XXXIV
6/29/2007 – Jim Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club Vol. XXXIII
6/1/2007 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XXXII
4/9/2007 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XXXI
3/30/2007 – Zodiac -- A rare movie that I liked
1/19/2007 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XXIX
1/15/2007 – Who the heck is Fred Fielding?
12/15/2006 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XXVIII
11/21/2006 – If you ever get to Austin, Tex., ....
11/10/2006 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Volume XXVII.
10/2/2006 – The steroids article that has Roger Clemens steamed
10/2/2006 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Volume XXVI.
9/18/2006 – Bad news for Mike Frerichs?
9/15/2006 – Interesting news of the day 9/15/06
9/15/2006 – It wasn't exactly '12 Angry Men'
9/8/2006 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Volume XXV.
9/5/2006 – Is George Ryan on his way to the joint? Absolutely!
9/1/2006 – Stories that I found interesting.
8/31/2006 – More random news
8/30/2006 – Random news of the day
7/7/2006 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Volume XXIV - Five Families
6/9/2006 – Forgive the length. This is important.
5/22/2006 – About that smoking ban ...
5/12/2006 – "Marley and Me" and You
5/2/2006 – Bush comedy bit has audience seeing double
5/1/2006 – Literary legends deserve an audience
4/21/2006 – Big George's big comeuppance
4/21/2006 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Volume XXIII.
4/21/2006 – Voters -- even GOP voters -- aren't required to be stupid
4/7/2006 – The District 9 disaster
4/4/2006 – Illini hoops practice starts in seven months
3/13/2006 – Let's get two wins -- and then worry about UConn
2/22/2006 – Ryan was never going to testify
2/20/2006 – I know George Ryan, and he's a saint
2/20/2006 – Illini make my head hurt
2/10/2006 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XXII. -
2/6/2006 – Looking for a good movie at the video store -- try
1/23/2006 – Will Ryan testify? If he does, it will be a great show
1/6/2006 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XXI -- Flashman
1/3/2006 – Crooked judge eludes another conviction 12/31/05 column
1/3/2006 – Family fight over 'Beckett-crats' forces Dems to choose sides
1/3/2006 – Spielberg's "Munich" not bad if you don't expect much
12/6/2005 – Fighting Illini hoopsters are looking good
12/6/2005 – The movie "Capote" actually was pretty good
12/2/2005 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XX.
12/1/2005 – Birkett may be out of politics for now, but he's still interested
11/28/2005 – State now after crooked judge's lawyer -- col. 11/26/05
11/22/2005 – More weird developments in Rhoads' case 11/19/05 column
11/18/2005 – Novelist John Updike has some thoughts about Flashman, too
11/18/2005 – The Flashman series -- a wonderful story on a set of great books
11/14/2005 – No room in 'Laramie' legend for ambiguity 11/12/05 column
11/7/2005 – Fallout from Rhoads murders stains the courts 11/5/05 N-G col.
10/28/2005 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XIX.
9/26/2005 – Edgar's wife getting more and more strident in opposition
9/26/2005 – Ryan trial -- Read all about the corruption
9/12/2005 – Edgar hems and haws about his future
9/12/2005 – Hard to believe Edgar will run, but he just might
8/24/2005 – Rutherford vows high energy campaign for Secretary of State
8/22/2005 – Great raid -- mediocre movie
8/19/2005 – Obama love-fest
7/8/2005 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Vol. XVIII.
6/14/2005 – Love him? Hate him? But you can't ignore Bill Clinton!
6/13/2005 – Was gone for a while. Now I'm back for a while.
5/16/2005 – Blago in trouble?. Don't bet too much money on it!
5/3/2005 – Like baseball? Murder? You might find these interesting.
4/29/2005 – Social Security blues
4/29/2005 – Sleeping with the fishes
4/26/2005 – Da mob is back in da news
4/20/2005 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club Vol. XVII
4/20/2005 – Blago shows he's got what it takes
4/7/2005 – Mysterious Matombo nails me
4/6/2005 – Booing Blago
3/30/2005 – I love this game!
3/30/2005 – Big Chief story really isn't
3/25/2005 – Why not truth in labeling?
3/25/2005 – I read the book. The movie's better.
3/11/2005 – Jim's Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club Vo. XVI
3/10/2005 – Top cops uninterested in 'person of interest'
2/22/2005 – Fear and self-loathing?
2/15/2005 – Sorry sweetheart, you're taking the fall!
2/2/2005 – Nick Smith - The Fighting Illini's quote machine
11/18/2004 – All hail Mayor Laurel!