Columns
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'Yes' may be parents' most powerful, and overlooked, toolNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - We may be neglecting one of the most powerful tools in parenting: the word "yes." Let's say we're shopping with our 5-year-old at the local discount store. Not too surpr...
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Hope you like 'Elf'! You can't escape Christmas on your televisionNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is behind us, so you know what that means. To quote The Tim Tracker (who in turn was quoting that song from Phineas and Ferb), “Christmas is starting now!” ...
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O'Donnell: Could 'The Irishman' help make Netflix a platform player with the NFL?Nov 29, 2019 12:00 am - FORGET ABOUT A HOLIDAY with the Bears, Lions, Cowboys, Bills, Saints and Falcons. If purely unscientific monitoring this Thanksgiving week has been any indicator, a prim...
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A reminder life is fragileNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - A few nights ago one of my officers conducted a routine traffic stop on a dark two-lane roadway. A car sped by, side swiping the officer's car and the car she had pulled...
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Nation's values at least get support in federal rulingsNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - As we survey the havoc that President Donald Trump and his sycophants have wreaked on the institutions of government, we can at least be thankful, during this holiday we...
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Rozner: Wondering aloud about Crawford's Blackhawks futureNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - Corey Crawford was the Blackhawks' best player Tuesday night. Think about how many times you've said that in the last 10 years. His 3-0 victory over Dallas was further e...
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Sound check: Rylan Wilder benefit show at Martyrs'; Todd Kessler's Songwriters in the Round at Hey NonnyNov 28, 2019 5:00 am - Editor's note: The Mohawk Ball at Sugar Skull on Saturday, Nov. 30, has been canceled. Chords For A Cure Chicago XI Do you feel like giving something back the...
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Constable: How I'm thankful for my (no longer teenage) sons and so much more this yearNov 28, 2019 4:37 am - On Thanksgiving 24 years ago, my wife, Cheryl, gave birth and launched our family on the hectic, amazing, wonderful parental pilgrimage that now includes sons Ross, Ben ...
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A day to remember life's consistent joysNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - An enduring stereotype of "the news" is that it's all bad, that the only stories that sell are the sensational or the bizarre. Not true. On Thanksgiving Day, I like to e...
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Hub Arkush: Better effort, but Bears far from perfect in win over LionsNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - DETROIT - The Bears continue to be one of the most glass half-full, glass half-empty teams we've ever seen. With their 24-20 Thanksgiving Day, come-from-behind victory o...