Columns
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Neighbors in the News: Maine East social science chair wins civic leadership awardOct 06, 2022 6:00 am - • Billson Rasavongxay, Maine East Social Science Department chairman, was honored with the Carolyn Pereira Civic Leadership Award at this year's Illinois Democracy Schoo...
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Talent, hard work propel Naperville skater-turned-actor as an understudy in 'The Notebook'Oct 06, 2022 6:00 am - You won't see Alex Benoit on stage every night in "The Notebook." But if you do see him during Chicago Shakespeare Theater's world premiere, it's likely because the show...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Joe Biden, the 82 year-old candidateOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - There's a new report from NBC News that President Joe Biden has told a confidant - the Rev. Al Sharpton, of all people - that he will run for reelection in 2024. It's no...
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O'Donnell: Jerry Vainisi - GM of the Super Bowl champion Bears - was 'a Halas guy' to the endOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - WHEN JERRY VAINISI WAS abruptly ousted as general manager of the Bears in 1987 - less than 14 months after the team's iconic victory in Super Bowl 20 - Mike Ditka cried....
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Should state courts enforce state constitutions?Oct 06, 2022 1:00 am - This might be the first time the Conference of Chief Justices, the group representing the top courts in all 50 states, has weighed in to an ideologically charged Supreme...
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Comedian Steven Wright brings his droll observations to North Shore Center Oct. 6Oct 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Steven Wright doesn't write jokes. He doesn't have to. For more than 40 years, Wright's comedy - delivered in his distinctive deadpan style - has consisted of droll obs...
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All-star cast succumbs to convoluted story in muddled screwball comic thriller 'Amsterdam'Oct 05, 2022 6:00 am - “Amsterdam” - ★ ★ A meandering, muddled mixture of manic movie manipulations, David O. Russell's ambitious “Amsterdam” refuses to find its film footing until Robert De N...
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Some wines as fun to say as they are to drinkOct 05, 2022 6:00 am - It surprises my friends and wine class guests that, as a child, I had a speech impediment requiring speech classes to advance into fifth grade. My little class companion...
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Let potato soup take a tip from baked potatoes on toppingsOct 05, 2022 6:00 am - What is a baked potato, really, if nothing more than a canvas for a scrumptious variety of toppings? Crumbled bacon. Shreds of sharp cheddar cheese. A dollop of sour cre...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Why Trump talks nonstop about witch huntsOct 05, 2022 1:00 am - No American president ever posed as the victim of a "witch hunt" - save former President Donald Trump. It's his favorite metaphor for all time and place. We'll be hearin...