Columns
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Sarley: My dream destination is a conventionJul 16, 2025 10:55 am - If I had to pick just one place I’d like to visit before my days are done, it would be making a return visit to the annual ICAST Convention. What? This guy must be out of his mind. Sarley’s gone goofy. Alert the authorities.
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Training new hires with intentionJul 16, 2025 10:36 am - The dilemma now facing managers is how to get employees effectively trained with limited in-person time together. The optimal solution varies, but a few key ingredients will boost the effectiveness of training efforts, the most most essential being intention.
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Aperitivo at home: 5 recipes to re-create Italy’s relaxing pre-dinner ritual in your kitchenJul 16, 2025 5:53 am - Italians have a wonderful tradition called aperitivo, or welcoming the evening and unwinding from the work day with snacks, a cocktail and conversation. Penny Kazmier shares recipes from a recent trip to help re-create this relaxing time of day on home soil.
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Gavin Newsom as the Democrats' nominee in 2028? What's not to like?Jul 16, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Gavin Newsom has White House ambitions, but his policies and French Laundry scandal make him unelectable nationally. Republicans will rejoice if he’s the Democratic nominee.
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The gender gap grows wider and widerJul 16, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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Ziehm: It’s golf tournament time in the Chicago area, starting with Illinois State AmateurJul 15, 2025 1:20 pm - The biggest tournaments of the Chicago golf season are coming fast and furious now, starting with the 94th Illinois State Amateur, which concludes its three-day run at St...
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O’Donnell: Hollow ’05 White Sox reunion merely an elegy for the agedJul 15, 2025 11:01 am - WAS IT RICK NELSON OR FORMER WHITE SOX GM KENNY WILLIAMS who sang, “If memories are all I have, I'd rather drive a truck?” The answer is “A.” But the sentiment was totall...
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State Department firings say much about administration’s ‘reforms’Jul 15, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson:
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The Justice Department whistleblowerJul 15, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Five college football players from the suburbs to watch this seasonJul 14, 2025 5:41 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five area football players ready to contribute this season for their college teams.