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Facts Matter: Soccer players didn't die from vaccineDec 03, 2022 12:00 am - Before the beginning of the FIFA World Cup, a post appeared to link the deaths of soccer players and coaches to the COVID-19 vaccine. The Instagram post, which first app...
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Grammar Moses: 'Gaslighting' sparks dictionary lookupsDec 03, 2022 12:00 am - Before flipping the calendar to December, the lexicographers at Merriam-Webster rolled the dice and released their list of most popular lookups for 2022. I guess if "Mys...
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Condo's term limits for board members is not bindingDec 02, 2022 6:00 am - BY DAVID M. BENDOFF Q: The bylaws for our condominium provide that board members can succeed themselves on the board. Board members serve for terms of two-years. The de...
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The fire-building basics with homemade fire startersDec 02, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I have a nice wood-burning fireplace, but it is difficult to get a good fire started. Do you have any tips to help me so the room does not fill with smoke as it start...
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How Jeans and a Cute Top shop helped establish First Street as a shopping destination in St. CharlesDec 02, 2022 5:00 am - As St. Charles officials ponder the community plaza phase of the now 16-year-old First Street revitalization project, they could point to a women's boutique store as exh...
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Tickets for Cleve Carney Museum's Andy Warhol exhibit on sale SaturdayDec 02, 2022 5:00 am - The Cleve Carney Museum of Art's Andy Warhol exhibition doesn't open for six months, but timed, dated tickets for "Warhol: Featuring Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Po...
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Misconduct or a team player? Naperville cop's firing winds up in federal courtDec 02, 2022 4:00 am - Was a veteran police officer fired this fall for misconduct involving falsified traffic stop information, or for failing to play along with a quota system he believes to...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: State's school-funding success shows value of bi-partisanshipDec 02, 2022 12:00 am - Designing sound public policies to address fundamental societal needs has always been, at best, difficult. Much of this difficulty traditionally stems from three causes....
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: A dearth - or death - of charm in the CapitolDec 02, 2022 12:00 am - By Jamie Stiehm I wished the Oklahoma Republican senator well in retirement and reminded him of a trip we took years ago when he was a freshman senator, and I was a roo...
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Sound check: Blues-rock with The Claudettes, Panic! streams globallyDec 01, 2022 5:00 am - The Claudettes on stage Part rock, part blues, The Claudettes - Berit Ulseth, Johnny Iguana, Zach Verdoon and Michael Caskey - are a sum of many influences. Their recent...