Columns
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Langer wins Chubbs, ties Irwin for PGA Tour Champions recordFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - NAPLES, Fla. - Bernhard Langer now shares the honor of being the winningest golfer in the history of the 43-year history of PGA Tour Champions. In winning the Chubbs Cla...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: In America, we have mass shootingsFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - What do you think the government should stop, drag queen story time at the public library or mass shootings? You better not have answered mass shootings, because you got...
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There are different types, and intensities, of griefFeb 18, 2023 6:00 am - I've written about the many sources of grief. There is also a complex mix of "types" and intensity of grief. As it turns out, grief has many faces, and many ups and down...
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Song-and-dance man Matt Crowle takes on crooked innkeeper Thénardier in 'Les Miserables'Feb 18, 2023 5:00 am - As a child, Chicago-area theater artist Matt Crowle wanted to be Mikhail Baryshnikov. One of his instructors had something else in mind. She thought he might enjoy tap....
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Grammar Moses: You talk funny. No YOU talk funny.Feb 18, 2023 12:00 am - It's not every day I get an avalanche of mail from readers of this column. But then it's not every day I get my dander up and essentially call something stupid. Last Sun...
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What's up with state-funded capital projects in the suburbs? Inflation, supply issues create delaysFeb 18, 2023 12:00 am - Inflation, supply issues create delays
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Board's budgeting process seems to set assessments arbitrarilyFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: Our homeowners association board approves the budget based on expenses and reserves only. The board never includes projected revenue from dues. Th...
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre brings sweet love story 'Once' back to the stageFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - Tuneful tale Writers Theatre revives "Once," the Tony Award-winning tuner adapted from the Oscar-winning film. It's about an Irish musician who gives up his career becau...
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'Lasting friendship' brings cheer to Marklund in the form of kids' visits, valentinesFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - With about 65 first graders chanting “Clarey! Clarey! Clarey!” residents and staff at Marklund Hyde Center campus in Geneva could say without hesitation it was the most ...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Phonics Groundhog DayFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - "Can you imagine if someone told you that everything you've been taught in school and everything you've been doing for the past 20 years is flawed?" Monica Covington-Cra...