Columns
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Simon: The rhythm of resilienceOct 08, 2024 11:21 am - This year has been hard.Once I wrote that line, it read as overly dramatic. That sentiment indicates extreme loss, maybe of health or a loved one. It is an overstatement for what this year has been like. Let me try again. How about … This year has been a gift.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 6?Oct 08, 2024 6:00 am - The High Five again recognizes the area’s best efforts from last week’s prep football games.
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After conquering wind, Williams can’t get caught in London fogOct 08, 2024 6:00 am - The Panthers aren’t very good, but Bears QB Caleb Williams was awfully impressive in his fifth NFL start. Former Bear Andy Dalton might have been envious.
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Energy, climate policy and the next administrationOct 08, 2024 4:00 am - One cannot speak about climate policy and energy policy separately. They are joined at the hip. In this election, however, there is a deep division between the two candid...
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Debate was a Big Media narrative-busterOct 08, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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‘Edgy’ Tim: More advice for high school football recruitsOct 07, 2024 6:00 am - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran offers more advice for high school football recruits.
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Local municipalities must ensure affordable and responsible electric supply for their communitiesOct 07, 2024 4:00 am - Naperville, Winnetka and the City of St. Charles, a community I represent, are currently considering contract extensions with their municipal utility’s wholesale electric...
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Rose deserves the grace in death he didn’t get in lifeOct 06, 2024 7:33 am - Time has not been unkind as much as indifferent to Pete Rose, making him no better than he deserved, allowing him to fade into a cliché, noticing him now because he is de...
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Jim O’Donnell: Is Andy Dalton about to school the Bears on the perils of an ‘easy’ October?Oct 06, 2024 7:33 am - WAS IT THE GRATEFUL DEAD OR MATT NAGY who reminded, “When life looks like Easy Street, there is danger at the door?” To hear the media fanboys chirp it, that Comfort & Ea...
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Time running out for lawmakers to address public transit fiscal cliffOct 06, 2024 7:00 am - Efficient, accessible, and safe public transportation is essential to a robust Illinois economy. Our public transit systems connect workers to jobs, bring customers to co...