Columns
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Widescreen: Nostalgia reigns supreme, with one Soldier Field-sized exceptionMar 31, 2023 6:00 am - "They don't make 'em like they used to." I've always considered that one of the worst cliches of them all, something you don't say until you are old and out of touch, an...
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Restaurant openings across Tri-Cities fuel a rebound as new tech finds its nicheMar 31, 2023 6:00 am - Restaurant openings across Tri-Cities fuel a rebound as new tech finds its niche
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Game-inspired fantasy adventure 'Honor Among Thieves' hides a few treasures amid long running timeMar 30, 2023 6:00 am - “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” - ★ ★ ½ The major thief in “Dungeons && Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” turns out to be none other than the charmingly British H...
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Oil Lamp Theater's ably acted 'Revolutionists' a salute to sisterhoodMar 30, 2023 6:00 am - “The Revolutionists” - ★ ★ ★ “Liberté. Egalité. Fraternité.” That rallying cry, perhaps the best-known slogan of the French Revolution, was incomplete in that it omitt...
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Wildflowers with funny names are popping up in springMar 30, 2023 6:00 am - Contrary to the title, I won't be dissecting any animals for this story. Instead, I want visit the early blooming flowers that decorate the forest floor. Four years ago...
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'His presence was as big as his stature': Support pours in for Batavia officer's familyMar 30, 2023 1:00 am - Joe Gudella had spent just a little over a year with the Batavia Police Department, but he made a big impression on the community he served. "The passing of Officer Joe ...
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Softball: Waubonsee's Hurst wins national awardMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - While most high school teams are on spring break this week, with some traveling to warmer climates to play, others taking their chances with the local weather, and some ...
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O'Donnell: “Flea market” Final Four is a result of fast reactions to new NCAA rulesMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - LONG BEFORE NIKE STARTED exploiting all of that cheap Chinese labor, Chairman Mao said: “Revolution is not a dinner party.” That's been no party, no lovey-dovey, the...
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Guest columnist Cristobal Cavazos: It's not laziness that's at root of our worker shortagesMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - Don Roberto (real man, altered name) mid-60s, in his apron, stood in the drive-through window of his Naperville taqueria - one of only two workers there, "It's just that...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Duckworth emphasizes importance of U.S. engagement in AsiaMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth visited the Chicago Council on Global Affairs last Friday to discuss Indo-Pacific security and, of course, most of the discussion revolve...