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Will lawmakers be able to stall vote on rail merger?Feb 20, 2023 4:30 am - Can federal lawmakers put the brakes on a controversial merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads? The U.S. Surface Transportation Board is exp...
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Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: Surprising film tackles Islamophobia in IndiaFeb 19, 2023 10:00 pm - I stopped seeing Bollywood movies a few years ago but decided recently to see the new movie "Pathaan." It is a masala movie, which means lots of fantastic violence, an a...
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Call inspector before making repairsFeb 19, 2023 5:00 am - Q: When I bought my home, I made the mistake of not being present for the home inspection. Instead, I trusted that the inspector did a good job and that his report was a...
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Good News Sunday: Food, music, clothing play big role in Elgin Black History Month luncheonFeb 19, 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: Music, food and culture were on the menu...
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O'Donnell: A new Robert Reich video suggests slow brakes on any tax money for the BearsFeb 19, 2023 5:00 am - WHILE IT WOULD BE REFRESHING to take a short weekend break from the mounting drama over the possible move of the Bears to Arlington Park, that sanctuary doesn't come eas...
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Lincicome: Enjoy the promise that spring training providesFeb 19, 2023 4:30 am - The usually happy phrase "pitchers and catchers report" is meant to apply to the Cubs and White Sox only as a warning. Nevertheless, they are back. Not back here, but ou...
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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....