Columns
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Jim O’Donnell: Maryland joins New York in dancing over the dead wires of Arlington ParkMay 11, 2024 4:47 pm - LAST WEEKEND'S KENTUCKY DERBY could have had a 20-horse photo finish and it wouldn't have mattered around the empty acreage once known as Arlington Park. The intersta...
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Whenever a game is in need of change, we’re ready with ideasMay 11, 2024 2:47 pm - As our favorite Nobel laureate reminds us, the times they are a changin,’ not to mention a shrinkin.’ Not to pick on Pickleball again. I am instead inspired by the new, c...
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Serious numbersMay 11, 2024 2:13 pm - I hope someday to be 100 and writing myself a birthday column, but I'm a ways from that event. What I am is 67 and writing myself a birthday column, which is serious enou...
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What happened to D.C.'s fiscal watchdogs?May 11, 2024 2:00 pm - The April jobs report found the U.S. economy added 175,000 new positions, but it fell below expectations. Unemployment nudged up to 3.9% last month, which at least keeps ...
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Lessons in history of Cyprus for world conflicts of todayMay 11, 2024 2:00 pm - I find myself this morning back in Cyprus where I am talking about the work of the Fulbright Commission that did what it could to bridge the divide on this island between...
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Most suburban schools report special ed student growthMay 10, 2024 10:13 pm - The need for special education services in suburban school districts is on the rise, according to newly released data from the Illinois State Board of Education. A Daily...
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Is Illinois moving closer to spring football?May 10, 2024 6:00 am - With so many recent organized exposure camps, is Illinois moving closer to allowing spring football?
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Is the union resurgence real? Does it matter for workers?May 10, 2024 4:00 am - Unions are said to be having a moment. The story goes something like this: Helped by a presidential administration that touts itself as the “most pro-union in history,” l...
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The trial and the matter of characterMay 10, 2024 4:00 am - She came out of the bathroom and he had stripped down to his underwear. He was waiting for her on the bed. He didn't ask about using a condom, and he didn't use one. Afte...
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‘We were all united’: How St. Charles-area home front, victory gardens supported war front in WWIIMay 10, 2024 4:00 am - Author/historian Jerome O’Connor’s “Chicago and the Home Front in WWII” presentation detailed the efforts of some notable Fox Valley residents, including victory garden champions Lester and Dellora Norris.