Columns
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The Constitution: Executive Branch responsibilities, powersDec 06, 2022 5:00 am - This is the seventh in a series of essays about the Constitution and the second of two about the Executive Branch. It covers the responsibilities and powers of the Execu...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: In a winter of discontent, Americans vote for the status quoDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - Are we living in an era of political contentment? Most Americans would answer that question with a bellowing "No!" But there's a case to be made that American voters, fo...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Paralysis as policy: Doing nothing about gun violenceDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - A new report out this week has found the gun death rate to be the highest in 40 years. No one is exempt. More men are dying than women - by 86% to 14% - but deaths among...
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Who decides on making Route 53 extension land a state park? Enter Pritzker, and road bumpsDec 05, 2022 4:30 am - After decades of agitation, a task force is poised to vote on whether to convert $54.3 million of Lake County land purchased for a highway into a greenway and possible s...
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Muslim Civic Coalition marks historic firstsDec 05, 2022 4:30 am - The Muslim Civic Coalition hosted its annual State of the Coalition Brunch Saturday, marking a year of historic firsts for the community and its successes of the past ye...
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Good News Sunday: 103-year-old World War II veteran from Fox River Grove bowls in a league every weekDec 04, 2022 6:30 am - Good News Sunday: 103-year-old World War II veteran from Fox River Grove bowls in a league every week
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Lincicome: This edition of the greatest NFL rivalry is a real loser takes allDec 04, 2022 5:00 am - A quick check of the old glossary finds seven synonyms for losing, the same number as deadly sins. Although losing is not one of the sins, I suppose sloth is close enoug...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bears are as thick as a brick if Fields plays vs. Green BayDec 04, 2022 5:00 am - THERE IS DUMB, there is inept and then there is Chicago Bears-style thickheadedness. If Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull could still play a halftime show, they would call it...
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Agent complains about home inspectorsDec 04, 2022 5:00 am - Q: May I help you shed some naiveté? As a high producing real estate agent in the Seattle area, I have watched growing numbers of home inspectors. with their authoritari...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: The scope of the longterm challenge China posesDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - As surging COVID cases in China were matched by growing protests against the government's "zero COVID" policy last week, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns took tim...