Recent content by MN9

This is not meant to detract one bit from the praise heaped on Royko in this thread, all of which is richly deserved, but Royko did once find himself in a position similar to Ozzie Guillen regarding his use of the same term. The following excerpt is from a 1995 Wall Street Journal article which...

That story about Sid and the land around the Metrodome has been around for a while, but I've never seen anything confirmed.  What has been confirmed is the origins of his wealth:  starting sometime in the 1950s, Sid and a childhood buddy started investing in rental properties throughout the...