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Nazis? Japanese internment? Distorting history can be harmfulMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Moments after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois' Stay at Home order on March 20, I saw the first meme: "If Anne Frank could hide in an attic for two years, you can s...
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Wrigley Field says it's missing its friendsMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - It's May, and my ivy is turning green, not that you can see it. The flags high above my center field scoreboard are blowing out. Or maybe they're blowing in. If they're ...
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Bandits don't want softball followers to forget about the gameMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Abby Ramirez was looking forward to the 2020 National Pro Fastpitch season with great anticipation. Ramirez and her Chicago Bandits teammates were set to make a run at t...
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Exceptional? Only if we get to workMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Like most Americans, I have always considered the United States an exceptional country. We possess a political system built on checks and balances, an ideal of giving vo...
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Trump falsely claims Michigan sent absentee ballots but later replaces tweetMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump last week took to Twitter to criticize the Michigan secretary of state and falsely claim the state was illegally sending absentee ballots to voter...
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Grading the NFC North squads at secondaryMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Eighth in a series Welcome to our 10-part series in which we rank the four NFC North clubs at every position. Our rankings are based on performance to date, scouting rep...
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Monthly assessments still needed despite pandemic closuresMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I live in a condominium. The board of directors has closed facilities like the fitness center because of the COVID-19 pandemic and in response to the state's stay-at-...
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After a loss, you may need to strengthen your 'sense of self'May 23, 2020 6:00 am - There is a colloquial way of talking in the South and Old West — “I'm fixin' to go” — meaning “I am getting ready to go.” In Minnesota when I was growing up, local peopl...
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Rozner: The many versions of Michael JordanMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - As we move into full "Last Dance" withdrawal this weekend and the shakes begin in earnest, there's no time like the present to remember that no one will ever be like Mik...
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Former Warren football player Tate Hankla, 19, died in his sleep earlier this month and the Warren community has been reeling with grief.May 23, 2020 1:00 am - It might be a generalization, but a safe one, to say that teenagers typically don't like early mornings. But teenager Tate Hankla woke up early each day in the summer an...