Columns
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In midst of health crisis, need for nuclear power ever more clearMar 22, 2020 1:00 am - We are in the midst of a pandemic, the likes of which has not been seen in our lifetimes. Pandemics have happened in the past. But this time is different from any other ...
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Let's use this crisis to get teachers the pay they deserveMar 22, 2020 1:00 am - By Mark Shields My sainted mother was a public school teacher until she married my father and immediately, as a married woman, was forced by local Massachusetts rules th...
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Taking a look at what the Bears have done so far in free agencyMar 22, 2020 12:00 am - The problem with viewing free agency through the lenses of Twitter, talk radio and the internet is the overwhelming majority of what you get is fans basing opinions stri...
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Find time for travel, food and memories without leaving homeMar 21, 2020 6:00 am - Staying on a healthy eating plan, one that keeps a person from gaining weight, is a challenge for the bereaved. You must have a method that doesn't include sweet dessert...
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20th anniversary of Cubs vs. Mets at Tokyo DomeMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Twenty years ago Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs and a few of us media types gathered before daybreak at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Ariz., for a trip of a lifetime. We were headin...
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Constable: A decade after Afghanistan, suburban veteran ready for the Space ForceMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - By Burt Constable Whether he was a captain on the Glenbard East High School football team or an Army platoon leader for combat missions in Afghanistan, Matt Spartz alway...
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Is it fair to be focused on football right now?Mar 21, 2020 1:00 am - I understand that almost every one of you follow me to learn about and talk football and most often the Chicago Bears. I can't tell you all how much I appreciate that! B...
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Suburban mosques cancel Friday prayers amid COVID-19 concernsMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time, mosques throughout the suburbs temporarily have suspended all congregational prayers, Sunday school classes, youth and children's programs, and nones...
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Grammar Moses: There's no chance this column will go viralMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - If you figured I'd be cracking wise today about the coronavirus, you're barking up the wrong tree. There is nothing funny about it, except that we'll finally learn what ...
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Facts Matter: Hanks not quarantined with volleyball named WilsonMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - A photo of Tom Hanks holding Wilson, a volleyball from the movie "Cast Away," while quarantined is fake, according to The Associated Press. Hanks and his wife Rita Wils...