Columns
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Meet the fifth-graders who started a newspaper at H.C. Storm Elementary in BataviaOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - Four young writers believe that facts matter. That's why the students who write the 5J Newspaper at H.C. Storm School in Batavia take great care in researching each and ...
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A kernel of wisdom on alternatives to popcornOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - Even after four decades of writing columns for various publications on various topics, it is difficult to develop a sixth sense for what types of comments or topics woul...
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Geneva cancer survivor organizing 'Soul Sisters' charitable groupOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - Look out, Tri-Cities. The “Soul Sisters” are back in action. Actually, there is nothing to be alarmed about because area organizations should greatly benefit as Lori Han...
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Making sense of glucose, fructose and dextrose, oh, myOct 31, 2018 6:00 am - A Time magazine headline from April 21, 2009, reads: "All Sugars Aren't the Same: Glucose Is Better, Study Says." That article stated consuming too much fructose (table ...
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Feder: Patrick Sharp 'excited' to join NBC Sports ChicagoOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - Patrick Sharp, who helped lead the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup championships, has joined NBC Sports Chicago as an in-studio analyst, Robert Feder writes. Sta...
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Feder: Eisendrath resigns as CEO of Chicago Sun-Times' parent companyOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - Edwin Eisendrath, the former Chicago alderman who led the investment group that bought the Chicago Sun-Times last year, has resigned after 16 months as chief executive o...
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At Detweiller Park for state cross country, 'the atmosphere is crazy'Oct 31, 2018 1:00 am - Like a desert springing to life after a rain, Detweiller Park delivers more than it looks. A revered 3-mile cross country course laid out in the park north of Peoria, si...
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How a seventh-grader's bar mitzvah project will help suburban homelessOct 30, 2018 6:00 am - Charlie Schwartz of Buffalo Grove and his friends had bags in their hands during a recent trip to Journeys: The Road Home in Palatine, but these were no trick-or-treat b...
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Constable: Blackface wasn't OK when you were a kid eitherOct 30, 2018 5:33 am - It's 2018, and some adults still embrace the Halloween attitudes they had as children trick-or-treating a generation ago. On a day when hatred of Jews fuels mass murder...
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Barrington's Ruffolo says UConn the perfect fit for herOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - She played just one season of Mid-Suburban League girls volleyball. But Mia Ruffolo sure made her mark. The Barrington transfer from Charleston, IL enjoyed an all-confer...