Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Theo's next puzzle not all that puzzlingNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - SO THE THEO EPSTEIN OF NOW arrives for a job interview. And the H.R. director asks: "What exactly do you do?" Epstein replies: "I solve puzzles." He doesn't paint houses...
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French onion soup from Julia Child need not be intimidatingNov 17, 2020 10:00 pm - I love everything about Julia Child — with the exception of actually making her recipes. I guess you could say I was intimidated. Then I saw an article about her favorit...
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Thanksgiving wouldn't be as delicious without those favorite side dishesNov 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Norman Rockwell's famous Thanksgiving dinner painting, "Freedom From Want," features a family gathered around a Thanksgiving dinner table. A bowl of composed fruit, cove...
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Constable: What to call people? Just plain folksNov 17, 2020 4:30 am - Last week in a column about Deerfield High School's being the first in the nation to perform the LGBTQ+ play “Making Gay History: Before Stonewall,” I had a hankering to...
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Epstein case still used to smear AcostaNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Before he was found dead in a New York jail cell in what a coroner described as a suicide, Jeffrey Epstein was a super-rich serial sex abuser with impeccable political c...
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BMW Championship takes its show on the road ... for two yearsNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - After conducting its premier tournament in the Chicago area for two straight years the Western Golf Association will take the BMW Championship away from the area for at ...
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Operation Optimism: Nagy believes Chicago Bears can turn things aroundNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Matt Nagy is clearly an eternal optimist. One who believes with all his heart and soul that dire circumstances can - and will - be overcome. We know this because Nagy ex...
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Feder: Mancow leaving WLS morning showNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Saying he was tired of doing "radio without joy" during a pandemic, Erich Mancow Muller is leaving WLS 890-AM after two years as morning host. His last day on the Cumulu...
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Rozner: We'll not see the likes of Theo Epstein againNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Sometimes you just get lucky. It's funny because you wouldn't have previously thought of this franchise as lucky. But great fortune smiled on the Cubs when Tom Ricketts ...
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With COVID-19, taking shelter gets complicated for chilly Metra ridersNov 16, 2020 4:30 am - Here's another COVID-19 mind bender for public health officials with winter on the doorstep: How do you keep public transit riders safe from the elements - and socially ...