Columns
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Countdown to prep football: Nine area quarterbacks to watchJul 03, 2025 3:13 pm - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with nine quarterbacks to see play this season.
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TikTok Runs the Table: After Mamdani, Democrats mull picking their poisonJul 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Social Security and Medicare's trustees have spoken. Will pols listen before the cuts hit?Jul 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Celebrate freedom and attend to its cracks and fissuresJul 03, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: On Independence Day, contemplate freedoms like speech and press, which face new challenges in the internet era. Support local journalism to maintain an informed democracy.
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High school summer league baseball now little more than a memoryJul 02, 2025 3:48 pm - For the first time since it started in 1976, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer league tournament was canceled.
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Sarley: Why some captains won’t allow bananas on their fishing boatsJul 02, 2025 11:45 am - The world of sports has a strong connection to luck and superstition.
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No stove required: Refreshing cold peach soup just right on a hot dayJul 02, 2025 6:11 am - Soup probably isn’t at the top of your dinner menu when temperatures are pushing past 90 degrees. What if we told you there’s a soup that’s cool, refreshing and doesn’t require you to fire up the stove? One that’s creamy, sweet and just tangy enough to keep things interesting — with ripe summer peaches as the star of the show? Now we’re talking.
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Spritzers, sangria, frosè: Tips for enjoying wine in the summertimeJul 02, 2025 5:09 am - It’s time to switch to warm weather drinking habits. Here are tips for delicious and healthy summertime wine enjoyment.
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Social media’s pervasive influence cannot be ignoredJul 02, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: Shocking lawsuits accuse TikTok & Instagram of causing teens' eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. When will social media be held accountable for addictive and harmful content?
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Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: More yogurt than wineJul 02, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Congress must pass a new tax bill before cuts expire, causing tax hikes. The "One Big Beautiful Bill" makes recent cuts permanent, adds child tax credits, border funding, and work requirements for Medicaid.