Columns
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Good News Sunday: Palatine junior high among new Blue Ribbon winnersSep 26, 2021 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona ...
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Paving contractor not responding to complaint?Sep 26, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I hired a contractor last year to repave my driveway with concrete. The work seemed OK at first, but it turned out that the pavement doesn't drain toward the street. ...
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Grammar Moses: Hey, let's make hay with homophones!Sep 26, 2021 5:30 am - It's been forever since we explored some words that sound the same but have different spellings or meanings. Let's start with "bear" and "bare." To bear something is to ...
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Stacks of burial vaults aren't evidence COVID-19 was plannedSep 26, 2021 5:30 am - Social media users earlier this month were sharing video from a 2010 episode of "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura," as proof that COVID-19 was planned by the governm...
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The time to protect our ocean and Great Lakes is now - are you in?Sep 26, 2021 1:00 am - Earlier this month, Gov. Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act at Shedd Aquarium, on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is a comprehensive, equitable climate an...
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Bears' painful loss in Justin Fields' first start only proves that it's hard to be a rookieSep 26, 2021 1:00 am - CLEVELAND - The Bears haven't had a franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman called it a day in 1948. Over the next 34 years some serious names including Johnny Lujack, G...
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Hillary Clinton should apologize for the biggest political hoax since titus oatesSep 26, 2021 1:00 am - It's the biggest political hoax since Titus Oates's allegations of a "Popish Plot" to assassinate King Charles II in 1678. Oates's charge of a Jesuit conspiracy swept th...
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Bad back likely means Brian Goodwin is done for seasonSep 26, 2021 1:00 am - More than ever, Leury Garcia's versatility figures to be a boon as the White Sox postseason looms. That truth was reinforced Sunday, as outfielder Brian Goodwin was plac...
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Dietz: After 26-6 loss to Browns, Bears coach Nagy must stop calling playsSep 26, 2021 1:00 am - "I'm sorry." Those should have been the first words out of coach Matt Nagy's mouth as he addressed the Bears after a 26-6 loss at Cleveland on Sunday. Nagy's next admiss...
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U.S. team dominates like no other in 19-9 Ryder Cup victorySep 26, 2021 1:00 am - HAVEN, Wis. - The long-standing U.S. frustrations in the Ryder Cup are over. After losing to Europe in four of the previous five meetings and seven of the last nine, cap...