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Jim O'Donnell: Dan McNeil just 'did his business' and got firedSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - IF THE 16-YEAR-OLD SHEEPDOG - glassy-eyed, halting of gait, incontinent - suddenly shuffles into the living room and "does his business," does the family fire faithful o...
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Feder: Will Leila Rahimi become the new face of The Score?Sep 16, 2020 1:00 am - In the wake of Dan McNeil's sudden firing Tuesday for posting what his bosses called a "degrading and humiliating" tweet about a female ESPN reporter, Danny Parkins is e...
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Stop me before I tweetSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - When young adults starting a career in journalism or public service ask me if they should set up a Twitter account and join the fray, they all get the same answer. Don't...
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Constable: Until pandemic is under control, the eyes have itSep 15, 2020 5:00 am - In our new abnormal that began six months ago, when handshakes fell victim to the pandemic and masks still hide the lower half of our faces, we have been forced to take ...
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IPGA Match Play tees off at Elgin Country ClubSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - It wasn't supposed to be like this. The Illinois PGA Match Play Championship had long been played in May as the section's first major championship of the season, and the...
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Being a salesperson in 2020Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Today's sales professional must deal with many more issues than in the past where the biggest problem might have been product and price comparison to a competitor. Deali...
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Another revelation, another layer of griefSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - I learned a lot about how to die from my mother, and long before I was holding her hand as she drew her last breath. After nearly two decades as a nurse's aide, Mom beca...
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Feder: The Score fires Dan McNeil for 'degrading' tweet about ESPN reporterSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - There won't be another second chance for Danny Mac this time, Robert Feder writes. Dan McNeil, the mercurial and often controversial sports talk show host, was fired tod...
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The campaign is at knife's edgeSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - The presidential campaign is at knife's edge. Both parties' campaigns assume that patterns of support will closely resemble those in 2016. And both are making surprising...
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IHSA's Anderson reacts to Pritzker's comments on high school sportsSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - The timing of Illinois High School Association executive director Craig Anderson returning my call Tuesday afternoon couldn't have been any better. To high school sports...