(Knoxville, Tennessee)
Before Rod Blagojevich got in trouble with the feds and before former governor George Ryan went away, there was another governor.
Ray Blanton was my first indicted, tried, convicted, imprisoned head of state.
And all those memories came flooding back as I arrived here yesterday to bid farewell to an old pal:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/2196268,CST-EDT-carol25.article

I love Carol Marin and am sure she will not be happy with the title of this article:
"Of an dear friend and a crooked governor"
OF AN DEAR .........????????