Author Archives: Roger Wright

After The Gun Shot

Posted on 2012-04-01 by Roger Wright

Trayvon Little brother strolls North from shimmering sun kissed palms To a new Jerusalem of icy prairie winds. Anchored by a tower built tall From the dusty bricks of time. Trayvon Little brother strolls inside. Starts to climb Then stops … Continue reading →

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Those Dirty People

Posted on 2012-03-12 by Roger Wright

On a warm, windy March afternoon, Keisha is wrestling an overstuffed laundry bag almost as big as she is down to the bus stop on Chicago Avenue. It’s Sunday. Reduced bus service. So she has a 15-20 minute wait. And … Continue reading →

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What Drives Political Corruption?

Posted on 2012-02-18 by Roger Wright

Measuring public corruption is useful. But so is looking out your window. And if the Mayor of Chicago were to look out the window of his home at around 7:30 on any even given morning. Or perhaps walk one block … Continue reading →

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Easy Racism

Posted on 2012-02-09 by Roger Wright

Racism you can see. VS Racism you can’t see. Continue reading →

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Hitler, Bogart, and The Banker

Posted on 2012-01-06 by Roger Wright

There was talk of a movie, starring Humphrey Bogart, after the “Ball Bearing” mission to Sweden was completed and Hitler’s war machine was dealt a crippling blow. Bogart was the name mentioned, in a Washington Times piece, as a likely … Continue reading →

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Hard Times Christmas in Chicago

Posted on 2011-12-20 by Roger Wright

he Selig Polyscope Company was one of the very first movie studios in the country. Located on a 200 acre parcel in what is now a residential area of Chicago, Selig produced the first version of Chicago native L. Frank … Continue reading →

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Ethical Government in Chicago?

Posted on 2011-12-08 by Roger Wright

Test the actual soil underlying Chicago City Hall. No one would be surprised if trace elements of ethical lapses were somehow ingrained in the earth. It’s been that way since the first Indian standing watch one dark night on the … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Spirits

Posted on 2011-11-23 by Roger Wright

Just before she snapped this picture, I had brushed some dirt off your gravestone. We were in Asheville, North Carolina. Breathing in that pure mountain air like it was a cool, cleansing tonic that really could clear tubercular lungs. I … Continue reading →