Columns
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Stepdaughter's excessive lateness keeps causing disruptionsMay 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. For the umpteenth time, my stepdaughter and her family arrived 45 minutes late for a family gathering, disrupting others who were just picking up their forks to eat d...
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Sound check: Kevin Griffin takes over SPACE for solo showMay 02, 2019 6:00 am - Stories and songs Kevin Griffin is a heck of a showman. Not only is the award-winning performer largely responsible for the favorites ("Good," "Desperately Wanting,...
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O'Donnell: So you think you know the Cubs? Win a copy of 'EveryCubEver' right here, right nowMay 02, 2019 1:00 am - RICK KAEMPFER ONCE PRODUCED radio shows for Steve Dahl and Garry Meier, and later, for John Records Landecker. He's morphed into a book publisher, a podcaster, a media c...
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Newsroom settings change, but goals don'tMay 02, 2019 1:00 am - I'm thinking about newsrooms today. I'm looking around me at a cavernous gray chamber that has been stripped of 23 years of personality. Twenty-three years of iconic new...
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Amid good news, can Democrats talk down the economy?May 02, 2019 1:00 am - "The recession talk in late 2018 got way, way out of hand," New York Times economic reporter Neil Irwin tweeted a few days ago. Indeed it did. Irwin's tweet came shortly...
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New Geneva library under construction, hopes to open in NovemberMay 01, 2019 11:00 pm - New Geneva library under construction, hopes to open in November
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With care, cast-iron can serve for a centuryMay 01, 2019 6:00 am - It's no secret. I love my 12-inch, beautifully well-seasoned, cast iron skillet. I bought my skillet new and unseasoned so far back I don't remember the year. Today it h...
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Political rom-com 'Long Shot' 2019's funniest crowd-pleaser so farMay 01, 2019 6:00 am - "Long Shot" - ★ ★ ★ ½ Jonathan Levine's spunky, politically incorrect and highly unlikely (but likable) political rom-com attests to the virtues of honesty, transparenc...
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Biden's trump cards: Restoration, reassurance and tranquilityMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - By E.J. Dionne Jr. Joe Biden's decision to seek the presidency is a clarifying event. It will require those who see Donald Trump's tenure as disastrous to decide whether...
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Chick Evans Scholarship comes together for DykemaMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - Jack Dykema had to admit, it's an astounding number. Not his average round of 78 or 79 on his home golf course at Pheasant Run, pretty strong in itself. No, the Wheaton ...