Are you there, blog? It's me, Phil Case. For weeks, I've been trying to decide what the topic of my inaugural blog should be. Should it be something topical? Humorous? Personal? All of the above? Then it dawned on me. The NFL season is officially under...

As Deirdre Clarke requested in his letter to the editor yesterday, "Alcoholism is not a joking matter," I should address the line I wrote which reads, "Alcohol may make it easier to vent, but it cheapens those feelings to a $3 shot at the bar, unless...

Last weekend, downtown DeKalb was invaded by bands, artists and filmmakers. The inaugural Middlewest Music and Arts Festival provided a weekend of rock n' roll at a reasonable price for all attendees. Bands were playing in stores, out in the open in...