Columns
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Fountains, fairy tales and trollsJun 19, 2022 1:00 am - There is a legend (or they say there is) that, if you go to Rome, you can pitch pocket change into one of the fountains and it will draw you back to Rome. This is good i...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Biden's budget deficit victory lap is unearned and unjustifiedJun 19, 2022 1:00 am - President Joe Biden is taking victory laps for last year's reduced budget deficit. No one would be happier than me to see this number fall in a significant way. But the ...
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O'Donnell: Kerr's latest title with Golden State just another elbow to the gut for Chicago sportsJun 18, 2022 9:00 am - AS STEVE KERR WATCHED his Golden State Warriors snag scissors to cut down NBA championship nets Thursday night, puncture wounds should have been felt all around Chicago....
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Grammar Moses: Can a con artist run the gambit?Jun 18, 2022 1:00 am - Assistant Weekend Editor Susan Klovstad said she thought of me when she saw this in a recent news release: "In the summer of 1978, two recent college graduates and thei...
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Facts Matter: Biden not sending relief checks for high gas pricesJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - As high gas prices continue to set records nearly each day, a recent social media post claims help from the federal government is on the way. "President Biden confirm(ed...
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Arkush: 4 Bears who could surprise in 2022Jun 18, 2022 1:00 am - So in case you haven't heard, the Bears are rebuilding. There is a very important reason I keep harping on it. While it isn't a requirement 100% of the time, in roughly ...
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Fathers and sons part of the fabric of the national gameJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - The black-and-white newsreel clip shows a young pitcher wearing a White Sox uniform with the O and the X nestled within the S. It's the same style of uniform Shoeless Jo...
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Constable: Battery-powered LVAD dad celebrates the holidaysJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - Look! Up at that calendar! It's Father's Day! It's Juneteenth! It's LVAD Dad Day! While there's no official holiday for the last of these, every day is LVAD Dad Day for ...
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Primo cast makes Drury Lane's 'Steel Magnolias' worth seeingJun 17, 2022 3:00 pm - “Steel Magnolias” - ★ ★ ★/h3> When it came to casting Drury Lane Theatre's “Steel Magnolias,” director Johanna McKenzie Miller and casting director Matthew D. Carney hit...
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Cubs haven't ruled out top prospect Davis returning from surgery this seasonJun 17, 2022 12:00 pm - The Cubs haven't ruled out top prospect Brennen Davis playing again this season, according to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. The outfielder had back surgery...