Columns
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Mueller does what special prosecutors doNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Do you think Tony Podesta, the longtime Washington Democratic lobbyist, fixer and brother of Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, colluded with Russia to allow...
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How to keep 'family ledger' in balanceNov 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Editor's note: This column is the first in a three-part series. "It's not fair!" "Okay, I guess we're even." "You've got to do your share." Much of life, especially f...
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Wagner Plumbing marks 100 years in St. CharlesNov 08, 2017 10:00 pm - It's not a stretch to say just about every school, bank, hospital, church or factory in the Fox Valley area has had plumbing and ductwork completed by an employee of Wa...
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Any way you buy it, Thanksgiving turkey made juicy, tender with brineNov 08, 2017 5:00 am - This coming Thanksgiving we wanted to roast an out-of-the-ordinary turkey; for something truly unique and outstanding. It could be pure hype since I wasn't there, but it...
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With Madigan leaving office, will public records access suffer?Nov 08, 2017 4:00 am - When a government denies access to records you want to see or closes a meeting you believe should be open to the public, what's your recourse? In 4,720 instances last ye...
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After year of Trump, Democrats facd their own profound crisisNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Political commentators are supposed to be somewhat objective and analytical when it comes to tracking trends. In that spirit, I find the polling snapshot of President Do...
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New era for Red Grange Award, same valuesNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Keith Burlingame never saw it coming. Forty-three years later he's glad it did. "Even today it still means something," said Burlingame, an international aluminum magnate...
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Sound check: Lydia Loveless goes 'Boy Crazy' at HideoutNov 07, 2017 5:00 am - Lydia Loveless and the boys Lydia Loveless' October release, “Boy Crazy and Single(s)” is a collection of her five-song EP “Boy Crazy” plus six singles released thro...
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Constable: It's getting dark around 4:30. Why do we still do daylight saving time?Nov 07, 2017 4:10 am - When the sun set at 4:39 in the afternoon on Monday, those of us who realize the stupidity of our twice-a-year time changes want to blame farmers (nope), that early-to-r...
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How St. Charles skater got on the ice with Cirque du SoleilNov 07, 2017 4:00 am - YouTube #8220;I remember saying that night, 'If Cirque du Soleil ever employs ice skaters, I'd love to work for that company.' We laughed about it,#8221; she said. Fast ...