It is a great privilege for me to be able to write the Pastor’s Corner column this week. May I start by asking, “What do you love”?

Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, when angry colonists dumped dozens of chests of tea into the Boston harbor in one of the more dramatic moments leading up to the American Revolution. The tea party has become etched in American lore.

Cash bail ended Sept. 19. Most of the worst doomsday predictions from the years leading up to the change are as yet unrealized.

This year’s urban agriculture experience included three stops: Windy City Mushroom, Green Era Chicago and Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery. Each visit provided a different perspective on producing in the city and the opportunities for collaboration with rural producers in ensuring

Column: Are you still a Democrat? Or still a Republican? If so, you’re in a declining minority.

EOI: We cannot have an elected government without politics, but much of the work of running a state needn’t be politically charged.

EOI: If you needed to speak to a mental health professional, where would you start?

Rich Miller: Could legislators and candidates land in hot water if they pledge to vote for a bill on an endorsement questionnaire?

EOI: Where were you that Tuesday morning? It was 15 years ago today, Dec. 9, 2008, when FBI agents visited the home of then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich to arrest him.