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Abortion and the catholic voterJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Can a Catholic vote for a pro-choice candidate for political office? Yes, in my view, in given circumstances. I consider myself pro-life. While it is not clear to me jus...
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Rozner: White Sox, Cubs could benefit from shortened season's sprintJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - The marathon that is the championship season is the perfect baseball test. Over 162 games, no team will escape injury and poor performance. No team will avoid losing str...
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Movie review: Jon Stewart's strained political satire not quite 'Irresistible'Jun 25, 2020 6:00 am - Director/writer Jon Stewart's second feature film "Irresistible" turns out to be a surprising bit of investigative reporting camouflaged as an irreverent, curiously edge...
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Constable: Mabley the advocate, and mayor, of GlenviewJun 25, 2020 5:20 am - His Chicago newspaper peers often ended their work day at the Billy Goat Tavern with a beer, or two, or eight. But columnist Jack Mabley hustled to make it back to his h...
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Constable: Ready ... set ... hey, hold on a sec on the pandemic reopeningJun 25, 2020 5:15 am - During this COVID-19 pandemic, the only thing we have to fear is ... well, that depends on who you are, where you are, what you are doing and what everybody else around ...
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Hub: Competition is Bears' new mantra, but defense is pretty well setJun 25, 2020 1:00 am - Under the best of circumstances in the National Football League rosters and depth charts change daily. On the Bears offense right now, Allen Robinson, Cody Whitehair and...
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Feder: Bruce DuMont celebrates 'phenomenal' 40 years for 'Beyond the Beltway'Jun 25, 2020 1:00 am - On June 26, 1980, Bruce DuMont launched a new kind of political talk show on Chicago radio. "Inside Politics," as it was called, began as a 13-week experiment on Chicago...
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Insults to black historyJun 25, 2020 1:00 am - Many whites are ashamed, saddened and feel guilty about our history of slavery, Jim Crow and gross racial discrimination. Many black people remain angry over the injusti...
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A love of burgers leads to the very best way of cooking themJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - Since I love hamburgers, my friends and family call me: Burger Boy. I can't possibly calculate how many burgers I've made or eaten in my life. My favorite restaurant bur...
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Summer entertaining: Enjoy the outdoors with a veggie board, Juneberry mocktails and grilled peach sundaesJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - Illinois is on track for Phase 4 of the state's re-opening plan on Friday, with gatherings of up to 50 people. But it's also hot, and everyone feels the strain, be that ...