Columns
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New biography highlights Dr. King's enduring legacySep 07, 2023 1:00 am - On Aug. 26, a 21-year-old White racist left his Florida home, bringing with him his swastika-festooned assault rifle and a handgun. He headed to Edward Waters University...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: Covering a pennant race has its own appeal - and you can take partSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. As I write this on Wednesday afternoon, the Chicago Cubs own a 76-64 record on the 2023 M...
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Highway system a reminder we still can do big thingsSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - I turn to my keyboard this morning in praise of the interstate highway system. In the last couple of weeks, I have had occasion to drive back and forth to Florida, and y...
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30 years later, West Chicago actress and Chicago director revisit 'A View From the Bridge' at Shattered GlobeSep 06, 2023 11:00 pm - In hindsight, casting Eileen Niccolai as Beatrice Carbone in Shattered Globe Theatre's 1993 production of Arthur Miller's “A View From the Bridge” probably wasn't ideal....
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Soup is the tasty way to get in your daily vegetablesSep 06, 2023 6:00 am - I was recently reminded that we're supposed to eat 3 cups of vegetables and 2 cups of fruit per day to maintain a healthy diet. Gosh, that's a lot of green stuff - and t...
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Spotlight: Ronnie Marmo returns as Lenny Bruce at the North Shore CenterSep 06, 2023 6:00 am - Red Orchid premiere A Red Orchid Theatre premieres "Revolution," the latest play by ensemble member Brett Neveu ("Eric LaRue," "The Malignant Ampersands"). Ensemble memb...
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Bensenville man dies after falling from Elmhurst parking garageSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - The Elmhurst Police Department is investigating the death of a 68-year-old Bensenville man who died Wednesday after falling from the Addison Avenue Parking Garage, 135 N...
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Things I've learned that I love about restaurantsSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - Over the past few months, I have written about how much I hate social media, how hard it is to open a restaurant, using restaurant time to teach children manners, and ma...
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The Tom and Daisy Buchanans north of RichmondSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - "These rich men north of Richmond, Lord knows they just wanna have total control." So goes the refrain of singer and songwriter Oliver Anthony's suddenly famous song. "W...
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Jim O'Donnell: One particular essay perfectly captures so many of Buffett's Chicago sports linksSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - JIMMY BUFFETT CROSSED THE PARROTHEAD BRIDGE last weekend with three great sports passions - the Cubs, the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Heat. By virtue of his Gulf Co...