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The structural shortcomings that produce racial inequitiesJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - If the American Dream means anything, it's that the circumstances of a person's birth ought not limit what she or he can achieve in life. Innate characteristics - such a...
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Hello, Northbrook; we're here to serve youJun 22, 2020 5:00 am - Hello, Northbrook! You have no idea how great it is to finally be here. Although it's not like we're strangers. Our predecessor, the Cook County Herald, was in the are...
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Why do Bears seem to struggle early in drafts?Jun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Should the Chicago Bears ever have drafted Leonard Floyd, Mitch Trubisky or James Daniels? Floyd was not a bust as a Bear, far from it. But he also never succeeded at th...
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Ifedi locking down right guard could be key to improved run gameJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Coming into this offseason upgrading the offensive line was one of the Bears' greatest needs, and simply switching from Harry Hiestand to Juan Castillo as the O-line coa...
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Stones of hope: The pandemic within the pandemicJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - All my life I have watched racism and police brutality toward African-Americans broadcast on television nightly news. As a child in the early '60s I remember seeing dog...
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Feder: Chicago Reader cutting back to biweekly publicationJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - After 49 years as city's premier alternative weekly, the Chicago Reader is downsizing to a biweekly publication schedule, Robert Feder writes. Reader publisher Tracy Ba...
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Constant worry may negatively impact brain healthJun 21, 2020 7:00 am - Is it possible to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by changing the quality of our thoughts? One medical study has demonstrated that people who repetitively have ne...
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Damage can occur when water pressure is too highJun 21, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I fail to understand how home inspectors come up with their findings. I mean, some of you guys are loose cannons with your opinions, and this can really mess up a rea...
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DePaul's Bruno coaches basketball while teaching players life lessons on race relationsJun 21, 2020 1:00 am - Teacher. Coach. In Doug Bruno's book, the words are synonymous. In fact, the longtime DePaul women's basketball coach, now in his third decade on the sidelines, consider...
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Attending virtual boad meetingsJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The board of our condominium association is conducting its meetings via video conference while the governor's COVID-19 executive orders limit in-person gatherings. Ow...