Columns
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Grammar Moses: Hey, readers! What words are on your minds?Feb 16, 2019 12:00 am - This will come as a shock to many of you, but I regard this column as a diary of sorts. You know, the kind of diary you leave on the coffee table with a "read me" sign o...
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Facts Matter: El Chapo didn't testify at trial that he funded DemocratsFeb 16, 2019 12:00 am - A flurry of social media posts last week claimed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman testified during his trial that he gave millions of dollars to Democrats Nancy Pe...
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Sugar Grove mom invents Fizzy Magic - a bath bomb for kids with a toy surprise insideFeb 15, 2019 5:00 am - It's a good thing that Mary Westerhaus' 6-year-old son Lane is the curious type. The Sugar Grove mom listened carefully when her son quizzed the clerk at a store in Dece...
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Why police in suburbs, nation are facing a shortage of new recruitsFeb 15, 2019 4:03 am - With its sweeping drone shots, slickly produced action sequences and a heartwarming subplot, the latest Illinois State Police recruitment video could reasonably be mista...
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Babcock McGraw: March is on the horizon, and that means it's NCAA Tournament timeFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Out with Valentine's Day. In with St. Patrick's Day. I was at a grocery store on Valentine's Day, literally on Valentine's Day, and too bad for you if you needed some la...
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Trump tax returns: Dems ready for ultimate fishing expeditionFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Yes, Democrats want to start a new investigation into already-under-investigation Trump-Russia allegations. And yes, they want to investigate Trump associates like Micha...
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Democrats should beware giving up high ground on evidence-based actionsFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Democrats in 2020 are at risk of turning into Republicans in 2016, minus the racism. By which I mean: emphasizing empty slogans instead of evidence-based policy, rejecti...
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Husband can't seem to control his anti-racism rage onlineFeb 14, 2019 10:00 pm - Q. Please help! My husband fights with everyone online and he can't - or won't - stop himself. These are charged times, we all know. My husband spends hours arguing with...
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Widescreen: Cat videos on the big screen, for a causeFeb 14, 2019 10:00 pm - Cat videos have been a staple of the internet since the age of AOL and dial-up modems. We watch them every day on our tiny iPhones, but never on the giant screens normal...
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Why it's getting easier to imagine a brighter future for BullsFeb 14, 2019 12:00 pm - OK, maybe it doesn't make sense to suggest positive thoughts about the Bulls' future a day after they snapped a franchise-record 11-game home losing streak. But it was p...