Jim Coogan--Seismic Takeaways

As the man on the podcasting mic, I'm compelled to wade in on any rip-roaring controversy--especially the one involving Caleb, Skip, George & Jerry.So here goes...Caleb Williams is the sensational, young quarterback, who led my beloved Bears…

In a sign of the insanity of our political times, the solar and wind-mill crowd in Texas has decided to advance its clean-energy cause by getting behind an oil-and-gas guy for attorney general.I know, that makes about as much sense as anything in …

There's a tiny street in Michigan--near a VA hospital in Battle Creek--named for Dwight "Skip" Johnson.I think I'll go there one day. To pay my respects to a good man killed by his country.Not literally. In actuality, Johnson was shot dead by a …

When I was but a wee lad--young and fresh and new to town--Mayor Harold Washington enthralled me with his amazing ability to effortlessly throw around big-time words and phrases that sent me to the dictionary.Now that I'm an old dog, it's New York…

Ironically, I happened upon the obituary for Colman McCarthy as Trump and Netanyahu dropped their bombs on Iran. I’ll get to the irony—but first, a few words about McCarthy.He was a journalist for the Washington Post—…

I finished World Pacific--Peter Mann's latest novel--in a glorious burst of reading at 8 in the morning, having been up almost all night. Couldn't sleep--just had to keep reading.And when I closed the book, I thought...What was that all about? W…