Columns
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Old enough to vote, not old enough to smokeDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - I started smoking in high school and quit in my early 20s. I wish I never smoked, but I did. I thought it was cool until I knew it was stupid. That's when I quit. Laws t...
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Rozner: Welcome to Year 6 of Bears rebuildDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - All around the NFL, GMs, head coaches and quarterbacks are being tossed out onto the street. Not so in Chicago, where there is no urgency to fix what's wrong. All is wel...
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Hub Arkush: Bears brass stamps end of 100th season with promise of changeDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - My overriding reaction to what happened Tuesday at Halas Hall in Ryan Pace's and Matt Nagy's season-ending news conference is: What exactly did you expect? Anyone who ho...
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Feder: In a bleak year for Chicago media, WGN drops out of sportsDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - A change of address for "Chicago's Very Own," the end of free TV for the Chicago Cubs, a doomsday prediction for the Chicago Tribune, and a wayward alligator dubbed Chan...
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Help (urgently) needed: U.S. head of stateDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - The American president, in addition to serving as commander in chief, is expected to be this nation's consoler in chief, as well as the nation's teacher and even preache...
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Stevenson musicians perform at nursing homes, fundraisers as Music for CharityDec 30, 2019 5:00 am - They are young teenagers from Stevenson High School and its surrounding middle schools, but this much they know: the impact of playing music during the holidays continue...
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Transportation experts' 2020 forecast: More roadwork, more scooters, more transit ridersDec 30, 2019 4:30 am - E-scooters in the suburbs, a beatdown on double-parking delivery trucks and Metra in the driver's seat on UP tracks? If our prognosticators say it's going to happen, it ...
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Feder: Final fade-out for CLTV leaves Chicago poorerDec 30, 2019 12:00 am - At precisely 6 p.m. Tuesday - just six hours before a new year begins - CLTV will sign off the air forever, Robert Feder writes. Paul Lisnek's "Politics Tonight" will be...
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The best sports quotes of the year, according to Bob Frisk (with a little help from his friends)Dec 30, 2019 12:00 am - Welcome to another edition of Bob Frisk's annual column on the best quotes from the world of sports. For Bob, it's a culmination of his dedication and persistence to co...
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'Black Monday' takes on a sad tinge this seasonDec 30, 2019 12:00 am - The phrase "Black Monday" is most widely recognized in pop culture today for its connection to the NFL, but it is not its origin. The Irish believe Black Monday dates to...