Columns
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Celebrate International Women's Day at free cycling eventsMar 03, 2023 5:00 am - Connect to a global movement while cycling. Celebrating International Women's Day March 8, cyclists have six free Chicago area riding events that are open to all. Nonpro...
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A flurry of filings as SAFE-T Act fight heads to state Supreme CourtMar 03, 2023 4:00 am - After a flurry of legal filings this week, the opposing sides in the fight over the elimination of cash bail in Illinois are now less than two weeks away from a SAFE-T A...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The American Way vs. the politicians' wayMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Let's call it the "Biden way": When our president can't get his policies through Congress, he tries to impose them in other ways. Just look at his student loan forgivene...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Fox News and the First AmendmentMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - After decades of listening to conservatives attacking First Amendment libel law as the liberal media's license to lie, it's tempting to join the chorus that is cheering ...
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Red-winged blackbirds are back in the area and sounding offMar 02, 2023 5:00 am - Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named h...
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Star Michael B. Jordan directs his first film, the feisty but flawed 'Creed III'Mar 02, 2023 4:45 am - “Creed III” - ★ ★ ½ Already a champion movie star and A-list actor, Michael B. Jordan demonstrates great promise as a director with “Creed III,” his feisty but flawed fr...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: For GOP, how big a check to Ukraine?Mar 02, 2023 12:00 am - As the war in Ukraine begins its second year, a new Fox News poll shows Americans divided nearly down the middle over how much and how long the United States should supp...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Thinking hard about Ukraine war and peace, one year outMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - "Slava Ukraine" is heard in the halls and streets here, especially when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a ringing speech to Congress before Christmas. That was House ...
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Heartfelt: Writers' quietly eloquent 'Once' a musical theater experience you won't forgetMar 01, 2023 7:45 am - “Once” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Some 25 years ago, on a midwinter weeknight, some friends and I went to Chicago's Beat Kitchen for a songwriters showcase, an open mic night where music...
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Some rules of soup-making should never be brokenMar 01, 2023 5:00 am - It was a rookie mistake, and I was sorry the minute I did it. My perfectly lovely Creamy Mushroom Orzo Soup would turn into a gooey, gloppy mess after one night in the f...