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Here's one change IHSA needs to makeSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - Spraying to all fields ... All jokes aside, I have to admit that I'm beginning to feel a little bit older as I begin my 36th year covering high school athletics. Before ...
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U.S. must continue economic pressures in its 'backyard war' with ChinaSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - On Aug. 18, I expanded on the concept of "backyard wars" in order to provide U.S. policymakers with a basic rubric for dealing with such conflicts. Specifically, my aim ...
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Glendale Heights-based Morley marks 50 years of rocking the music industrySep 16, 2019 1:00 am - It was 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent their summer on an out-of-this-world adventure. Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin were jamming with a bunch of friends on a...
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She lost her Fremd class ring 45 years ago. A Facebook group helped her get it back.Sep 16, 2019 1:00 am - As a junior at Fremd High School in Palatine in 1974, Ruth Ford longed for one of those $150 class rings to announce her upcoming graduation as a member of the Class of ...
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Prospect's Kavanagh excited about opportunity at DrakeSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - For Prospect senior Kelly Kavanagh, she now gets her kicks out of playing golf. The former soccer player will continue her career on the golf course at Drake University ...
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Chicago Bears' Nagy breaks down his offense after victorySep 16, 2019 12:00 am - Paraphrasing in one line Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy's roughly 22-minute meeting with the media Monday following Sunday's last-second 16-14 victory over the Denver Bro...
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When VP of HR disparages own disabled stepchild, worker with special-needs child feels the painSep 15, 2019 6:09 am - Q: There is a VP at my company who is two reporting levels above me. We attend some meetings together. Often she will start talking at length about one of her stepdaught...
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Forbes named 99 men and only one woman on its list of 'most innovative leaders'Sep 15, 2019 6:08 am - Forbes Magazine may be best known for its lists of the world's wealthiest billionaires, but its recent ranking of the most innovative CEOs is the one that has been getti...
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Grandma puzzled how to help estranged daughterSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My daughter and I are semi-estranged (her choice). She lives overseas. Very rarely she confides in me when she is troubled, and I always walk on eggshells trying to g...
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Air conditioner requires visible disconnect switchSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. One problem I've noticed with home inspectors is they sometimes report defects that turn out not to be defective at all. Here's a case in point: An inspector cited my...