Columns
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Baseball Way Back: Reagan was a 'Dutch' treat for Iowa baseball fansNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - Forty years ago, Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th president of the United States. Were it not for a few twists of fate, though, The Great Communicator might have earne...
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Bears, Titans meet with similar strengths and weaknessesNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - The Chicago Bears face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday with both teams riding two-game losing streaks and the Bears coming off a week in which everything that could go wr...
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Grammar Moses: Did the whole country go red, or am I seeing things?Nov 07, 2020 12:00 am - For those of you who dream of the entire country going red, check out the photo I've attached to this column. I grabbed a red onion from the cupboard Thursday morning fo...
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State urges minority-owned businesses to apply for pandemic aidNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - State officials are urging minority-owned businesses to apply for $175 million in COVID-19 relief available through the Business Interruption Grant program. The Illinois...
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Facts Matter: Postelection isn't only 'stress awareness' dayNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - As the Nov. 3 Election Day wrapped up, internet users were told the following day was devoted to stress awareness. "Hilariously, November 4 is National Stress Awareness ...
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Batavia High School grad competes in national collegiate a cappella championshipNov 06, 2020 5:00 am - It's hard to say if we'll ever see Vinnie Cesarone of Batavia appear on "American Idol" or "The Voice," but it's far more likely the junior at Belmont University in Nash...
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Rozner: Marc Silverman collects the biggest win of his lifeNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - It was simply too much to bear at that hour and in that instant. You can pretend all you want for a few moments that everything's fine, but your mind doesn't let you str...
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Election enchiladasNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - By Marc Munro Dion You! The one cracking your morning paper or grabbing a little online commentary! Do you know how little a news columnist wants to be caught with his p...
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Feder: 'News Nation' gets trounced in election coverage raceNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - In a week that saw some cable networks and digital sites set viewership records, "News Nation," the Chicago-based startup launched in September by Nexstar Media Group, b...
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Widescreen: Celebrating modern gaming milestones before Sony, Microsoft debut new consolesNov 05, 2020 5:00 am - A new generation of video gaming begins next week when Sony and Microsoft introduce the obviously named PlayStation 5 and the confusingly named Xbox Series X. Both will ...