Columns
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Bernie Lincicome: 'Hello' is a delightful way to begin, with memories of Don Zimmer nakedMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - I have written three newspaper farewell columns. All the best are doing it these days. This newspaper, and many others, all sorts of journals, anything with ink, can't g...
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I'm wearing my mask for you, not meMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - I admire the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky from Harvard. She is following science, and science says there is no ...
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On reparations: John F. Kennedy vs. Robert F. KennedyMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - When did the civil rights movement go off the rails? The answer is when proponents went from justly demanding equal rights to unjustly demanding equal results. As to exa...
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Walk this way: Unpacking Yasmani Grandal's quirky slash lineMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal strode to the plate in the eighth inning Thursday. Earlier against the Orioles, he had a single, a strikeout, a double-play grounder, a...
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Baez play was once-in-a-lifetime, but Pirates manager Shelton accepts blameMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton has a tough job to begin with. The Gurnee native and Warren High School graduate is leading a team that's enduring a deep rebuil...
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Feder: As viewers vanish, Chicago's late-news ratings race ends in photo finishMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago's late-news viewership declined dramatically in May, resulting in a three-way tie for first place in a key audience measurement, according to Nielsen figures rel...
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Rizzo sits for third straight day; Hoerner optimisticMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - Nothing much changed about the Cubs injury report Friday. Anthony Rizzo was not in the lineup for the third day in a row due to a sore back. Before Friday's game, injure...
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Widescreen: Winslet's 'Mare of Easttown' joins the pantheon of great detective showsMay 27, 2021 11:00 pm - Like most of the world, I first swooned for Kate Winslet in 1997 when she was dancing in steerage with Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2021, she sat down at a Pennsylvania dive ba...
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'Taking ground balls is like my sanctuary time': How Bote has improved his defenseMay 27, 2021 1:00 pm - With injuries to both Nico Hoerner and Matt Duffy, David Bote figures to be an every day player at third or second base until further notice. Defense was a question mark...
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Baez pulls another magic act on bases, Cubs sweep PiratesMay 27, 2021 1:00 pm - There's probably no point in trying to describe what Javy Baez pulled off on the base paths Thursday in Pittsburgh. The play was probably the most shared and replayed ev...