Columns
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The annual White House Correspondents' Dinner fiascoApr 04, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: This year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner will raise a fundamental question for the media: Why are we doing this?
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Cubs wary of unfriendly wind holding back TuckerApr 03, 2025 7:27 pm - The winds of Wrigley Field are historically tougher on left-handed hitters. That’s a concern this season with the Cubs hoping for a huge season from newcomer Kyle Tucker.
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Right to Play Act stirring up debate between high schools and club sportsApr 03, 2025 6:24 pm - The recently proposed Right to Play Act is stirring up debates between high school athletics and club sports.
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Silvy: Are the Bears finally starting to make some sense?Apr 03, 2025 5:38 pm - My mantra for the Bears has been “make it make sense.”
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A light meditation on a seasonal public spectacleApr 03, 2025 3:23 pm - Columnist Jim Slusher: The spring spectacle of NCAA tournament basketball may be madness, but it is surely an exhilarating madness to watch play out on our television screens, to share on social media and to analyze in the newspaper.
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The importance of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs to productivityApr 03, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Increasing productivity through innovation and investment is vital for economic growth, but the administration's policies of tariffs, cutting research and restricting immigration could hamper it.
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Apr 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Bregenzer, Znajda can count themselves among ‘the best of the best’Apr 02, 2025 6:42 pm - Barrington’s Joe Bregenzer and Prospect’s Veronica Znajda are among 26 student-athletes statewide named to the Illinois High School Association’s 2025 Academic All-State Team.
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Why aren’t there any women famous for competing in professional fishing?Apr 02, 2025 2:43 pm - There aren’t any famous female fishermen. It is a men’s sport almost exclusively. There is absolutely no reason that a woman shouldn’t be able to compete against men in a professional fishing tournament. I understand the popular arguments about inter-gender competition and the effect of trans athletes on sports, but neither sex has any type of advantage in fishing. So why are there no ladies on the leaderboards of any pro tournaments?
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The cover-up is always worse than the crimeApr 02, 2025 12:53 pm - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Trump team's major security breach regarding attack plans reveals not just incompetence but cover-up and lies. Loyal soldiers' lives were risked while the administration avoided responsibility.