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Take time to notice what's happening 'behind the scenes'Oct 23, 2021 6:00 am - Recently I attended a great outdoor concert of my favorite band, The Lennys, in a small local venue near here. It was a mild fall day at Diamond Jim's, an outside restau...
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Facts Matter: FBI was not directed to spy on school parentsOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - A memo Attorney General Merrick Garland sent earlier this month to the FBI cited "a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against sch...
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Arkush: Bucs, Bears looks like a mismatch but what's lurking below the surface?Oct 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Bears will be without their best offensive player in running back David Montgomery, most likely his backup, Damien Williams, and tight end Jimmy Graham. Defensively,...
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Grammar Moses: Of double letters and double meaningsOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - What is it with Southern states and double letters? You have Tennessee and Mississippi, for starters, each of which uses just four different letters. Come on, there is s...
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Zalusky: Joe DiMaggio was one of the Greatest Generation of hittersOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - Part 1 of 2 The Greatest Generation produced two of baseball's greatest milestones. During the last summer before America entered World War II, the New York Yankees' Jo...
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Constable: After retiring from school named in her honor, principal took aim at polioOct 22, 2021 11:00 pm - When Mary Stitt retired in 1992, she had built such an impressive career as principal of Olive Elementary School that the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board ...
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How a former St. Charles statuary became a venue for intimate weddingsOct 22, 2021 6:00 am - In the summer of 2020, Karen and Lance Ramella had a good idea of what they wanted to do with the Johnson's Statuary property they had purchased in downtown St. Charles....
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Peterson: The climate's sunny hope and threatening skiesOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - I have lived in three Mediterranean countries - Tunisia, Malta and Cyprus - and they have one particular thing in common. Any urban area will see limestone block apartme...
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Jim O'Donnell: Brady vs. Fields, OK — but there's also a young Buccaneer to watchOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH — Tom Brady over there, Justin Fields over here. But for NFL deep diggers, the most fascinating player on the field might not be playing QB when the Bea...
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Gonzales: Now's the time for White Sox to make a bold move or twoOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - Yasmani Grandal might have addressed one issue about his defense as he posted a photograph of his heavily wrapped right knee following surgery, performed one week after ...