Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Keen young ears laud the Cooperstown weekend of Pat HughesJul 22, 2023 1:00 am - PAT HUGHES WAS HONORED with the Ford C. Frick Award at Cooperstown on Saturday. For the Cubs radio play-by-play man, his family, friends and fans, it is a weekend to cel...
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Grammar Moses: What kind of plumbing can a plumber plumb if a plumber is plum out of plumbum?Jul 22, 2023 1:00 am - "What will happen to plumbers when the last lead pipe is removed?" I asked my wife the other day as we were on a drive. She is as guilty as I of blurting out non sequitu...
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'Fascinated with tornados': Geneva native shares stories from his 35-year career with National Weather ServiceJul 21, 2023 6:00 am - Brian Smith's adrenaline might have been surging if he were back in his hometown of Geneva last week when tornadoes were popping up in Kane County like Whack-a-Moles at ...
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Spotlight: Steel Beam hosts variety show, Shakespeare in the ParksJul 21, 2023 6:00 am - Steel Beam variety show Steel Beam Theatre hosts a variety show fundraiser featuring performers who've appeared on its stage. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 111 W. Main St...
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Cashless bail is coming. Here's how two top suburban prosecutors will handle the changeJul 21, 2023 5:30 am - Cashless bail becomes the law of the Land of Lincoln on Sept. 18. With months of political debate, campaign rhetoric and legal challenges seemingly in the rearview mirro...
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Syndicated column: Big box retailers are winners in credit card controls, not consumersJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - Central planning, never out of fashion on the left, is now more popular than ever on the right thanks to the GOP's populist takeover. This is why a recurring effort to i...
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Syndicated column: Democrats, too, politicize the Defense Authorization ActJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - There has been a highly political battle on Capitol Hill - actually, that's the only kind of battle they have on Capitol Hill - over U.S. defense policy and spending. Th...
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Syndicated column: Big box retailers are winners in credit card controls, not consumersJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - Central planning, never out of fashion on the left, is now more popular than ever on the right thanks to the GOP's populist takeover. This is why a recurring effort to i...
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Syndicated column: Democrats, too, politicize the Defense Authorization ActJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - There has been a highly political battle on Capitol Hill - actually, that's the only kind of battle they have on Capitol Hill - over U.S. defense policy and spending. Th...
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Metropolis concludes season with cotton candy tuner 'Xanadu'Jul 20, 2023 11:00 pm - “Xanadu” - ★ ★ ½ “Xanadu” is a deliciously silly show. Kevin Wiczer, director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre revival knows it. So does his endlessly upbeat c...