I had to read them anyway, so why not post them here?

· The Tribune continues to dribble out their poll results.

The candidates’ emphasis on the issue is bolstered by results from a recent Tribune/WGN-TV poll that found ending public corruption to be a significant issue among likely Republican and Democratic primary voters.

Of those polled, 70 percent of Democrats and 68 percent of Republicans said the corruption issue was, at the least, a very important issue in deciding whom they will back.

· Fry ‘em:

All four major Republican candidates for governor say they’d lift the current moratorium on executions and resume lethal injections if elected. And one — Sugar Grove dairy magnate Jim Oberweis — offered support for reinstating the electric chair.

“I believe the electric chair is an efficient death penalty option,” Oberweis said in response to a Daily Herald questionnaire.

· This explains some things.

One day in the early 1970s, Ron Gidwitz saw Christina Kemper’s picture gracing the cover of a magazine and set out to meet the young, attractive model.

It took him nearly a year to get a first date.

“She was a real struggle to get to take out. She was a very reticent date. I had to court her and she was mean to me for the better part of those two years before we got married,” said Gidwitz, who last fall celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary with Kemper.

· Budget address predictions.

· Ethics, schmethics.

· Allegedly biased judge is backed by local GOP.

· I think they missed the point. Why were they hired as interns in the first place?

· Is the guv blatantly revving up the conservative base during the primary once again? Universal preschool is certainly a hot point with the right, but nobody (read: Oberweis) has really taken the bait yet.

· Best mashup ever.

· “In praise of Illinois”

· Washington Times issues non-correction correction about lifting quotes from Lynn Sweet. What he said.

· This really should be banned here.

· Obama fluffed in Time.

· Topinka’s campaign just issued a press release calling this Daily Herald revelation “Pay to Lay.”

· NRA gun safety rules.

Know your target and what is beyond.

Be absolutely sure you have identified your target beyond any doubt. Equally important, be aware of the area beyond your target. This means observing your prospective area of fire before you shoot. Never fire in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap. Think first. Shoot second.