Columns
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'Cast Call: Life is hectic; I need a laugh. Sooooo ... let's go to court?Sep 18, 2023 5:30 am - Apologies for missing a couple of weeks of columns; my job duties here at the DH are changing. Overall, it's a really good thing and I'm super excited about it. It's jus...
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Post Labor Day, signs of a resurgent union movementSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - Recent events have brought new considerations for America's workforce and real signs of a resurgent labor movement. The labor market is tight. Concerns about inflation, ...
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Bargain home inspectors are no bargainSep 17, 2023 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, the Realtor recommended a particular home inspector because, as she put it, "He doesn't charge as much as the others." At the time, we though...
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Lincicome: Looks like the Bears are again stuck trying to fix Justin FieldsSep 17, 2023 5:30 am - Lint pickers and favorite aunts may still love Justin Fields, and yet the number is dwindling, given voice by hometown boos barely one half into another broken promise. ...
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Jim O'Donnell: King-Riggs "Battle of the Sexes" pushed TV sports into a brave new worldSep 17, 2023 5:30 am - AS A LANDMARK TV EVENT, the Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs "Battle of the Sexes" remains on the same high pop cultural plane as the first appearance of the Beatles on "Ed ...
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Suburban swimmers will take Olympic dreams to IndianapolisSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the training regimen of many athletes. Not Brayden Capen. Capen, a Lisle resident who is a freshman at Marmion Academy in Aurora a...
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A sweet spot: Merrithey cooking up ideas to make her Tiny Kitchen a big dealSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - Sometimes businesses aren't so much planned as they just happen naturally, an outgrowth of who we are as individuals. That's the way it was with The Tiny Kitchen. Its or...
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In college sports, the almighty dollar triumphs over education and traditionSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - In 1958, Clark Kerr, president of the University of California, said "the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alu...
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Time for politicians to tackle property taxesSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois property taxes are excessive and hurt small businesses, property owners and residents. Indeed, a task force created by the Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2019 acknowled...
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Impeachment math bodes ill for RepublicansSep 17, 2023 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Syndicated columnist Impeachment now is just a gimmick; it's no longer the first fearsome step taken to remove a president who committed "treason,...