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Trump was right to stand up for Navy SEALDec 03, 2019 12:00 am - Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher is a highly decorated combat veteran who made the mistake of posing for a photograph with a dead ISIS combatant. It was a breach of e...
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The time is now for real ethics reform in SpringfieldDec 03, 2019 12:00 am - You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. - Abraham Lincoln Despite the overwhelming evidence of the need for meaningful ethics reforms, the ...
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Behind the scenes of a collision prevented over O'Hare: The conclusionDec 02, 2019 4:30 am - Second of two parts It's March 1 at the busiest airport in the nation and air traffic controllers have just noticed a disaster about to happen. An Envoy Air regiona...
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Wheeling grad Godlewski cherising her opporunity in North CarolinaDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - This one all adds up. Former Wheeling all-state water polo player and swimmer Theresa Godlewski is now a math teacher and coaching the sport she loves. Godlewski, who ap...
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Feder: Roeper and Conn host 'Best Movies of the Decade' podcastDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper has teamed up with WGN 720-AM radio personality Roe Conn on their first podcast series, Robert Feder writes. "The Best Movies of th...
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'Star'-studded: The Force is with the holiday film seasonDec 01, 2019 6:00 am - We should consider ourselves blessed to possess such a pleasing plethora of presents waiting under our cinematic Christmas tree this season. The most precious one may we...
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Causing and preventing dryrot on eavesDec 01, 2019 5:00 am - Q. When we bought our home, the termite inspector found dry rot on the eaves, and the seller had to pay hundreds of dollars to replace the damaged boards. Now that we're...
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The adventure of capturing the annual whitetail ritualDec 01, 2019 12:00 am - I spotted him as he made his way through the pines and spruce. "Better come down from there," he instructed. It was an order not a request. And it came from a game warde...
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Why the rush toward impeachment?Dec 01, 2019 12:00 am - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, leader of the Democratic effort to impeach President Donald Trump, told colleagues recently that impeachment is "an ur...
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Proposed 'cooling off' bill is important step to clean up lobbyingDec 01, 2019 12:00 am - In Illinois, a state lawmaker could retire on Tuesday and be in the state Capitol working for a lobbying firm by Wednesday. Most states require a "cooling off" period be...