Columns
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A summary of Daily Herald primary endorsementsMar 16, 2024 12:30 pm - The primary election to select candidates for the November ballot is Tuesday, March. Here is a list of Daily Herald endorsements in contested races for major parties. For...
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Transformational boost for higher-ed would also help stateMar 15, 2024 1:15 am - It isn’t often lawmakers get to consider transformational policy proposals. Legislative change is typically incremental. But just last week, the state’s Commission on Equ...
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Silvy: Keeping Fields after drafting Williams isn’t an option for BearsMar 14, 2024 7:13 am - Ryan Poles, the GM who isn’t scared to take big swings, is standing in the batter’s box with the bat on his shoulder.
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Turning pro suits American record-holder LettenbergerMar 14, 2024 6:00 am - It’s always swimsuit season for Ahalya Lettenberger, a para swimmer who holds five American records, setting one as recently as November swimming for Rice University.
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Jim O'Donnell: Seasoned Arlington developer splashes doubt on Bears' lakefront play ployMar 14, 2024 6:00 am - Are the Bears serious about building a new stadium in Chicago, or is that just a negotiating ploy to boost public funding of their Arlington Heights site?
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The special demands of covering a Bears move as local newsMar 14, 2024 2:30 am - From the first hints in the summer of 2021 that the Chicago Bears might be seriously considering a move to Arlington Heights, covering the twists and turns of the story h...
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McConnell’s long game and Donald TrumpMar 14, 2024 1:15 am - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced that he will step down from his Republican leadership position after the November election. The Kentucky Republican n...
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The 'No Labels' jokeMar 14, 2024 12:30 am - How do presidential candidacies start? Most begin with the ambitions of one person — one governor or senator or, in Donald Trump's case, one real estate mogul and reality...
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A Day for Patrick and other imperfect saintsMar 13, 2024 2:32 pm - As you read this, I will be arriving in Switzerland beginning a three-month assignment as the interim pastor of the International Church of Luzern. It is a congregation c...
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Why are restaurants tacking on new charges?Mar 13, 2024 10:45 am - When I hear from Daily Herald readers or talk to restaurant-goers, I get the same question: Why are restaurants charging me for things they never charged for before? I ge...