Columns
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Lab leak story: How elite scientists lied and concealed the truthMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - When The Wall Street Journal reported in a front-page lead story that the Department of Energy had concluded the COVID-19 pandemic resulted from a leak from China's Wuha...
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Taxes? Tolls? 'Transit is the Answer' plan brings bevy of questionsMar 06, 2023 4:30 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com Imagine being able to jump from Metra to the CTA or Pace seamlessly. Imagine audible announcements instead of "ruhmmhmmm ... delays ....
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Fremd graduate makes Broadway debut as Christine in iconic 'Phantom'Mar 06, 2023 4:30 am - Emilie Kouatchou, a 2015 graduate of William Fremd High School in Palatine, made her Broadway debut as Christine Daaé in "The Phantom of the Opera" in New York City. Kou...
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Rooting out a tree problemMar 05, 2023 5:00 am - Q: A home inspector recently pointed out that the trees near my home are lifting one side of the house. A tree-trimming company recommended removing them completely, but...
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Good News Sunday: Brave souls in Fox Lake take a dip to raise funds for Special OlympicsMar 05, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: About 100 people braved the icy waters o...
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Lincicome: Bears should get what they can from Fields and move onMar 05, 2023 4:30 am - So as not to bury the lede, the Bears should get what they can for Justin Fields and get on with whatever happens next. But, I'll get to that. First, news arrives that t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Sparkling no-budget doc 'Last Comiskey' is an every fan's 'To Sox With Love'Mar 05, 2023 4:30 am - BILL VEECK ONCE SAID, “To be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance.” But the old Comiskey Park was never intended to be a baseball confessional. It ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Small-time journalism can teach some big-time lessonsMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Here's another lesson from the really boring front lines of real, small-time journalism. Because I don't look good on television, I spent a lot of years toiling for a mi...
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Transparency will empower the small business communityMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Spring is on the horizon, and along with the weather, the action in Springfield will be heating up. Policymakers will be wading through thousands of bills, holding hear...
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Syndicated columnist Elwood Watson: Depression and the expectations of menMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - John Fetterman's announcement that he has checked himself into a hospital was met with bipartisan praise. Politicians from conservative Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to...