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Rozner: The many versions of Michael JordanMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - As we move into full "Last Dance" withdrawal this weekend and the shakes begin in earnest, there's no time like the present to remember that no one will ever be like Mik...
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Former Warren football player Tate Hankla, 19, died in his sleep earlier this month and the Warren community has been reeling with grief.May 23, 2020 1:00 am - It might be a generalization, but a safe one, to say that teenagers typically don't like early mornings. But teenager Tate Hankla woke up early each day in the summer an...
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Grammar Moses: Why do Americans cancel the second 'l' in 'canceled'?May 23, 2020 1:00 am - Many of you are probably a little on edge these days, what with festivals, concerts, sports, card games, competitive puzzle-making and blowing kisses to anyone outside y...
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Baseball Way Back: Hawk could have brought a pennant to South Side in 1967May 23, 2020 1:00 am - For parts of four decades, I grew accustomed to hearing the voice over my television exclaiming "He gone!" and "You can put it on the board, yes!" This time, that famili...
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Constable: Two young men died fighting in Vietnam, and their high school class has never forgottenMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - This story has been updated to reflect that Louis Conti was a star football player and later head coach at Cornell University. Burt Constable The parade is cancele...
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Sloan was a rare combination of fire and calmMay 22, 2020 9:00 am - I remember Jerry Sloan as a player, knew him as a coach. Obviously, he was one of the greatest Bulls ever, one of just four players to have his jersey retired. Plucked o...
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Student has lease despite staying at home to studyMay 22, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Our daughter attends the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After spring break, all classes were moved to an online format and she finished her semester at h...
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The pen pal project: Geneva seniors and new friends revive lost art of letter writingMay 22, 2020 6:00 am - My 95-year-old mother was struggling to hear me on the phone, and it was apparent it was time to turn to the most direct and sincere method of communication. I started w...
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Are the wide open roads during the pandemic leading to more reckless driving?May 22, 2020 5:30 am - By Chuck Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas The wide-open highways and traffic-free commutes may seem like a slight silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, but is all that cle...
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Annie Glenn, American heroMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - In 2012, Annie Glenn and I were doing what we so often did, which was to sit side-by-side in a quiet place offstage, waiting for our extroverted husbands to finish speak...