SHOULD I TAKE A DRUG TEST?

So Alderman Tom Selinger thinks the media, reporters and talk-show hosts should have to take a drug test? (that is, if he has to take one)

Well, Tom, you cough up the $40 it costs to take the test, and I'll be right there with you. Otherwise, I can think of a ton of other things I can spend the $40 on... (cosmopolitan anyone?)

-- Pamela

RUMORMILL...

The rumormill can be vicious. The rumormill can be devastating. The rumormill is not-always-as-TRUE as one would like it to be.

Let's take a deep breath. Let's wipe the spittle from our mouths (I seem to have to say that a lot lately) and calm down a bit. THE ONLY FACTS SO FAR ARE...

NO ONE WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY.
TWO PEOPLE WERE FIRED FROM THE STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. (or asked to resign) Those two people have been questioned by federal agents investigating an alleged drug ring in Springfield.

That's pretty much it. The rest is speculation at this point. EVERYONE who is ANYONE in Springfield is adding their two cents and the stories keep getting bigger and bigger.

"Hey, did you hear? So-and-so has been in rehab for months and now they're being bust in this coke ring"

"Hey, this goes all the way to the top. Did you hear? So-and-so was dragged from his office in hand-cuffs by the Feds. Heads are going to roll..."

"Hey, my reliable source is telling me that blah, blah, blah, blee, blee, blee."

In such a small town, everyone is connected to someone who knows somebody....Maybe only a two degree of separation.

Be careful. Half of the rumors I was told yesterday turned out to be untrue.

My best advice? Hush for a while and just listen. You'll be amazed at the truth you'll hear in the silence.