Columns
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Gains in private sector union membership show a labor revival is possibleSep 01, 2024 5:45 am - On this Labor Day, unions in Illinois are organizing new industries and boosting job quality despite dealing with an economy in transition and persistent legal and politi...
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Walz didn’t lie about his dog, ScoutAug 31, 2024 4:28 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Tim Walz lied about having a dog, WNBA players were suspended for kneeling during the national anthem and more.
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The issues that could define a Trump presidencyAug 31, 2024 3:06 pm - The Economist had a curious headline this summer: “Trumpnomics would not be as bad as many fear.” The reasoning was interesting. The editors did not believe former Presid...
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Trump holy cards and things you can’t buyAug 31, 2024 2:00 pm - When I was a kid, we had a spelling bee every week in my class. Me or a kid named William always won. This did not bother the nuns. They were not in the self-esteem busin...
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Predictions for the 2024 NFL season you won’t find anywhere elseAug 31, 2024 9:00 am - Seriously, the Bears are the team to watch. It says so right here, and right there and just about everywhere. Pardon me while I cough behind my hand and look ahead. I pre...
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Jim O’Donnell: Ed Kranepool is a ‘62 Met not concerned with Reinsdorf’s woeful White SoxAug 31, 2024 8:30 am - JERRY REINSDORF'S 2024 White Sox are a civic disgrace — a scarlet letter now and a pox forever upon him, his family name and the soft-spined regional “leaders” who have e...
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Barrington native graduates from Merchant Marine AcademyAug 30, 2024 10:14 am - Barrington native Matthew Grant Marquis recently graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.
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A prep football wish listAug 30, 2024 6:00 am - With prep football season upon us, we offer a wish list.
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Too little, too late: Zuckerberg says Facebook will be ‘neutral’Aug 30, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Kinzinger got it right in speech to DNCAug 30, 2024 4:00 am - I grew up in a Catholic household that generally supported Democratic candidates. My parents idolized John F. Kennedy. We even had a cheap tapestry of him being sworn in ...