Columns
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Feder: Chicago Reader cutting back to biweekly publicationJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - After 49 years as city's premier alternative weekly, the Chicago Reader is downsizing to a biweekly publication schedule, Robert Feder writes. Reader publisher Tracy Ba...
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Constant worry may negatively impact brain healthJun 21, 2020 7:00 am - Is it possible to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by changing the quality of our thoughts? One medical study has demonstrated that people who repetitively have ne...
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Damage can occur when water pressure is too highJun 21, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I fail to understand how home inspectors come up with their findings. I mean, some of you guys are loose cannons with your opinions, and this can really mess up a rea...
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DePaul's Bruno coaches basketball while teaching players life lessons on race relationsJun 21, 2020 1:00 am - Teacher. Coach. In Doug Bruno's book, the words are synonymous. In fact, the longtime DePaul women's basketball coach, now in his third decade on the sidelines, consider...
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Attending virtual boad meetingsJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The board of our condominium association is conducting its meetings via video conference while the governor's COVID-19 executive orders limit in-person gatherings. Ow...
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Fallout shelters and other lessons from our pastsJun 20, 2020 6:00 am - These times remind me in certain ways of the era of fallout shelters, when people built a safe shelter in case of a nuclear disaster. You likely have heard about this or...
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U-46 educators say social justice, racial equity begins in schoolsJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Education is “the civil rights issue of our generation,” Elgin High School Principal Krystal Thomas said, quoting former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “And if...
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A cry for help, but what kind of help?Jun 20, 2020 1:00 am - In a recent column, I averred that the George Floyd death and protests-in-reaction represented a classic case of the powerful "us versus them" syndrome that is baked int...
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Constable: Dad, family bring joy with daily duo photosJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Fathers are famous for telling corny “dad jokes.” Ben Burke of Cary takes that humor to a new level, building a growing fan base for a running daily photo gag that start...
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Facts Matter: Trump comment about staying past his term was in jestJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Social media users this month have been sharing comments in which Donald Trump said he won't leave the presidential office, even if he isn't reelected. These claims are ...