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3 reasons why Microsoft buying Activision is a big deal (besides the dollar amount)Jan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - Microsoft on Tuesday announced the largest acquisition in the history of the video game industry, a $68.7 billion, all-cash deal for Activision Blizzard. If regulators a...
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Oft-maligned starling deserves a little more of our respectJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - I know this may upset some of you but I'm a starling fan, and I make no apologies for it. In fact, there are some ecological luminaries, such as Rachel Carson, who have ...
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Pork Marbella is easy for a weeknight but also worthy of a special occasionJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - Have you ever eaten something and thought: "I have to have this recipe"? That was me about a year ago when a kind friend brought dinner for my husband and me one night w...
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Cooking from your pantry is a great way to stumble on the makings for pancakesJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - Every new year I vow to waste less food. I live alone, so you wouldn't think it would be too hard, but as a recipe developer, I tend to stock up on things that I may onl...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even when Grobstein had no other place to go, Chicago sports radio had to take him inJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - THE LAUDATORY FAREWELLS to Les Grobstein are beginning to slow. All that have been broadcast and written have been well-deserved. A handful have touched magnificence in ...
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Feder: Bill Jackson, creative genius behind 'Cartoon Town' and 'Gigglesnort Hotel,' diesJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - As the creative genius behind such beloved children's shows as "Cartoon Town" (aka "The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show") and "Gigglesnort Hotel," Bill "BJ" Jackson will always...
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Arkush: Bears new GM, head coach will find gaping hole at wide receiverJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - There is very little to be sure about surrounding the Chicago Bears right now, other than whoever lands the general manager and head coach jobs will be inheriting one of...
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Joe Biden's lies may not even be in his partisan interestJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - How do you explain why an ultra-experienced politician makes a major speech on the behalf of a legislative goal that is both doomed to fail and unpopular with voters? Es...
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Let's talk about Bruno - lessons from Disney's 'Encanto'Jan 19, 2022 12:00 am - My son could not wait to see the new Disney movie "Encanto." We saw it in the theater on Thanksgiving Day and then bought the soundtrack and counted down the days until ...
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Sound check: Nelly, Tiffany, Everclear and Tomorrow Never KnowsJan 18, 2022 11:00 am - Nelly at Genesee The three-time Grammy-winning, platinum-selling rapper Nelly brings his string of hits and favorite collaborations from his two decades on the musi...