A recent furor has been raised over a Prof name of Ward L. Churchill, the now former chair of the Ethnic Studies Department at Colorado University in Boulder. Mr. Churchill declared the attacks of Sept. 11 were "a natural and inevitable consequence of what happens as a result of business as usual in the United States." That the victims in the WTC were not innocents but instead "Little Eichmanns", and that the terrorists who attacked us were "combat teams."

The Governor of Colorado has demanded Mr. Churchill be fired for writing these words. His speech at Hamilton College in New York has been cancelled, and America's political Right has taken to calling him a terrorist.

All because he says what no one wants to hear.

ABC News recently ran a story about the "censorship" of conservatives (specifically Christians) on college campuses. This is an old rallying cry of Conservative Christians, especially those who have graduated from college. Being conservatives, these people are (of course) against anything smacking of affirmative action, or quotas. They are only seeking to allow The Truth to be told. Right?

I am eagerly awaiting the first Conservative Christian embrace of Mr. Churchill's case.

In Urbana, Mayor Tod Satterthwaite has come under fire recently for having a pretty short fuse in chambers and out. When asked about these statements by a local reporter, Mayor Tod got shy, stammered and apparently demanded a second interview. Now the reporter has been fired after the second interview didn't go as planned. I'm not supposed to talk about it, as the reporter was a friend of mine. Let's just say Mayor Tod is not a fan of the Truth.

Up in Batavia, Illinois the School Board is floating a $65 million referendum to pay for renovations to the high school. Years ago, when the Big Corporations came asking about the cornfields on Randall Road the Citizens of Batavia were assured that these businesses would bring in much needed tax money. Apparently it wasn't enough, or else they were lying. Either way the taxes on a $200,000 house in Batavia are now well over $5,000 a year.

In the end it appears that few people are interested in Truth anymore. It's too hard to find, I guess. Mr. Churchill undoubtedly has no interest in standing up for the censored Christians, and vice versa. Mayor Todd will probably roll over the much better qualified Prussing and the all important "development" of Urbana will continue unabated. I reckon once we start to feel the True effect of the Wal-Mart tax dollars in our community my house will be too expensive to own.