Randy Blaser

Randy Blaser was a community journalist for nearly 30 years, including 22 years as an editor for Pioneer Press. He has won numerous journalism awards …

• Low on bullets, but still plenty of blame

  If your son comes home from summer camp without his shooting merit badge, blame President Obama, who will immediately blame Bush. I’m only half-kidding about blaming Obama and Bush. But no matter which true believers you believe, the little guy ends up getting hurt.

• Time to clean house in nanny state

  While you’ve been busy bailing water out of your basement, scratching together enough cash to pay taxes, and hoping the FBI stops a loser/terrorist before they can blow up your kid, here’s what the state has been doing to make life better for you.

• The beautiful, shining soul of a diplomat

  Anne Smedinghoff, the River Forest woman and Fenwick graduate killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, had a beautiful face. I mean that her face, with her gentle smile and her deep brown but bright eyes, reveals the beauty of her soul.