Columns
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Hamilton: History will revile COVID-19 deniersDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - When the history of this era is written, special attention should be reserved for the prominent U.S. politicians who dismissed or misrepresented the COVID-19 pandemic fo...
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Feder: Cubs TV announcer Len Kasper named radio voice of White Sox on ESPN 1000Dec 04, 2020 12:00 am - Len Kasper, who's been the TV play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs for 16 years, is the new radio voice of the Chicago White Sox, the team announced Friday. The a...
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DePaul women making playing basketball in masks look easyDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - I went for a run on Sunday in a forest preserve. What would it be like, I thought, if I ran while wearing a COVID face mask? Definitely not easy. Or fun. Getting air dee...
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Sowell: Remembering Walter E. WilliamsDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - Walter Williams loved teaching. Unlike too many other teachers today, he made it a point never to impose his opinions on his students. Those who read his newspaper colum...
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'Dear Santa' documentary a heartwarming gift about the power of generosityDec 03, 2020 5:00 am - “Dear Santa” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Dana Nachman's documentary “Dear Santa” is an accomplished journalistic work of nonfiction that profiles altruistic human actions at their true Ch...
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Constable: Childhood fun in nature inspires Geneva writer's poetryDec 03, 2020 4:30 am - Growing up on Chicago's Gold Coast as the son of a prestigious doctor, Rick Holinger of Geneva had his “epiphany” on the edge of the Catskill Mountains while he was a st...
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Williams: Black education doesn't have to be a tragedyDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: Walter E. Williams died Wednesday at age 83. He delivered this, his last column, on Tuesday. Several years ago, Project Baltimore began an investiga...
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Feder: Dish Network blackout of Nexstar stations exploits viewersDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - While Dish Network and Nexstar Media Group continue to play hardball on a retransmission agreement, viewers of "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9 and WGN America cable n...
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While they play on, Indiana and Wisconsin face challengesDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - While winter sports in Illinois remain in "pause" mode, Indiana and Wisconsin high schools are playing. But not without significant challenges. The governors and health ...
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York: Will Biden de-emphasize military?Dec 03, 2020 12:00 am - President-elect Joe Biden named his national security team last week. Antony Blinken will be nominated for secretary of state; Jake Sullivan for national security advis...