Columns
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Feder: Goodbye country, hello classic rock: Format change at 95.5-FMSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - The prayers of Chicago's hard-rock radio fans have been answered. Two-and-a-half years after the untimely demise of WLUP 97.9-FM, the iconic classic-rock station known a...
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As election nears, another battle over intelligence and RussiaSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - A new furor has erupted over Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe's decision to give some members of Congress written updates on foreign election interferenc...
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Does Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' live up to the hype?Sep 02, 2020 2:00 pm - “Tenet” - ★ ★ ★ Unlike time travel, time inversion merely rolls back the chronological order of things, something like an “instant playback in reverse” created by a piec...
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Wine Tip #2: Balance is key to wine. Here's how to checkSep 02, 2020 6:00 am - Have you ever double-salted soup? It throws the flavors out of wack. In wine speak, a wine with one or more flavors sticking out is deemed unbalanced. Balance is key to ...
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How trial and error pays off big with award-winning chili recipeSep 02, 2020 6:00 am - I want to tell you the story of how my Buffalo Chicken Chili became a grand prize winner in a “best crockpot recipe in America” contest and how it made my life a bit swe...
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Fremd student's peace pole project encourages harmony, inclusivenessSep 02, 2020 6:00 am - Courtney Murphy, a senior at Fremd High School, has an ambitious goal: She hopes to see 100 peace poles set up in Palatine by the International Day of Peace, which is Se...
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Feder: 'News Nation' premieres to modest ratingsSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - Based on its opening night ratings, "News Nation" still has a long way to go if it's serious about taking on the big cable news networks. An average of 116,000 viewers ...
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Letter from the Editor: History has its eyes on youSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - The first time our friends Ben and Melissa told my husband and me about the musical “Hamilton,” my judgment was harsh and swift. “A musical about Alexander Hamilton. Ser...
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Diversity, equity and inclusion nonsenseSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - Check out any professional and most college basketball teams. Their starting five, and most of their other 10 players, are black, as is 80% of the NBA. This does not com...
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Jim O'Donnell: 'Amazing' growth for The Mike Spellman Scholarship FundSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - THE HEARTENING, ORGANIC GROWTH of The Mike Spellman Scholarship Fund continues. Despite no formal organization or annual fundraising event behind it, the core endowment ...