Columns
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King Arthur gluten-free yellow cake mix a lucky findApr 24, 2026 9:25 am - Recent journeys testing boxed baking mixes landed me on another new-to-me product: King Arthur Flour’s Gluten Free Classic Yellow Cake Mix. How was it? Excellent, with a definite, authentic vanilla flavor, and it nearly melted in my mouth.
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For local property tax relief, state must fix revenue policiesApr 24, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire:
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Schmit: Local grads doing great things at the highest levelsApr 23, 2026 4:27 pm - Kevin Schmit provides an update on what some of the area’s high school alums are up to. While mostly positive reports, there have been setbacks.
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Celebrate the conservation benefits of plant collections this Arbor DayApr 23, 2026 2:31 pm - Guest columnist Mark Richardson: On Arbor Day, it’s important to recognize the many ways plant collections at botanical gardens and arboreta, or outdoor tree museums, help protect nature for the benefit of us all.
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‘Any bit helps’: Why volunteers will save the worldApr 23, 2026 9:02 am - I started today’s column thinking about Earth Day — or, if you prefer, Earth Month, as April is known. I considered collecting some of the most prominent among numerous e...
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Silvy: Why there’s even more pressure on Bears GM Ryan Poles now than there was two years agoApr 23, 2026 6:15 am - Bears columnist Marc Silverman writes about this weekend’s NFL draft.
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Jewish Basketball Showcase gains momentum in the suburbs and beyondApr 22, 2026 6:49 pm - Chicagoland Jewish Basketball Showcase founder and coordinator Mike Kamin had hoped he could turn the exhibition into more than a one-and-done. He’s achieved that.
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Illinois must protect the wetlands that protect usApr 22, 2026 11:58 am - During this month dedicated to environmental awareness, sustainability and action, I am reminded that protecting our environment is not an abstract ideal. Rather, it is a...
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News seniors can use: High school journalists publish newspaper for retirement residentsApr 22, 2026 11:23 am - A trio of Batavia High School students have created a bi-weekly newspaper which they distribute to residents of Batavia retirement communities.
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Sarley: What makes Jacob Wheeler the best bass fisherman in the worldApr 22, 2026 10:58 am - Outdoors columnist Steve Sarley writes about fisherman Jacob Wheeler.