Columns
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Why it's not always important to 'win' an argumentJun 26, 2019 11:00 pm - I'm not particularly a fan of 20th Century limericks, but there's one by Ogden Nash that I use every so often in the couples counseling I do. "To keep your marriage brim...
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No-butter version of Katharine Hepburn's brownies a healthier stand-inJun 26, 2019 6:00 am - Author Laurie Colwin and I go way back. Colwin and her solid storytelling and warmly clear writing appeared on my radar in Gourmet magazine nearly 30 years ago. Colwin w...
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O'Donnell: Draft daze 2019 — Bulls flatline; does clock continue to tick on Stan Bowman?Jun 26, 2019 1:00 am - THEY NEED TWO MORE statues outside of the United Center. One can be called “Hope.” The other could be named “Rebuild.” In the wake of the NBA and NHL drafts last week, t...
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What now, for those who denied a 'crisis' at the border?Jun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of...
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Cult of personality is Trump's most dangerous innovationJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - When dealing with a political figure who faces allegations of sexual assault, financial misdeeds and obstruction of justice, it is difficult to sort out the greatest dam...
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Feder: 94.7 WLS' Dave Fogel on the mend after brain aneurysmJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago radio veteran Dave Fogel says he expects to be back on the air today after spending two days in the hospital for treatment of a brain aneurysm. Fogel, 58, who ho...
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Feder: Legendary Chicago TV reporter Russ Ewing dies at 95Jun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Legendary Chicago TV reporter Russ Ewing died of cancer Tuesday at his home in Paw Paw, Michigan. He was 95. For decades "Call Russ Ewing!" was a familiar refrain among ...
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Guy and Elizabeth Bellaver left their mark on St. CharlesJun 25, 2019 11:00 pm - Guy and Elizabeth Bellaver left their mark on St. Charles with arts council, sculptures
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Horror prequel 'Annabelle' possessed by cliches, but not suspenseJun 25, 2019 4:00 pm - "Annabelle Comes Home" - ★ You know a horror movie's in trouble when the scariest thing in an evil-spirit-infested house turns out to be its garish, 1970s style wallpape...
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Sound check: Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers headline Outlaw Music FestJun 25, 2019 6:00 am - Outlaw Music Fest Ever the rebel, country star Willie Nelson is kicking around on tour for the third installment of the Outlaw Music Fest, paying another visit to the Ch...