Columns
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Babcock McGraw: UConn out for vengeance against Notre DameNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - Huskies are, of course, dogs. Cute and fast little sled dogs. But are the Connecticut Huskies also underdogs? Apparently, that's the word on the street. Seems almost bla...
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Feder: Sports editor Joe Knowles leaves Tribune with 'mixed feelings'Nov 30, 2018 12:00 am - It's over and out for top sports editor Joe Knowles after 42 years at the Chicago Tribune. He's one of numerous staffers who've taken year-end buyouts offered by the com...
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How to explain to kids Grandpa's estrangement from familyNov 29, 2018 10:00 pm - Q. My father is a narcissist living in a different country. I made peace with who he is a long time ago and don't have a relationship with him. I don't feel any connecti...
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Opinion: Death wish crosses line of acceptable political hyperboleNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - Political discourse in the era of Donald Trump has plunged to new lows. And when you think you've seen the bottom, someone in government manages to take it lower. But t...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio tops in Chicago radio ratingsNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - Chicago Bears broadcasts and the run-up to the midterm election helped boost all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM to first place in the latest Chicago radio ratings. In se...
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It's the law. Why not build a border barrier?Nov 29, 2018 12:00 am - The news is filled with images of migrants massing at the U. S-Mexico border in California. Why haven't they been able to enter the United States? Because a physical bar...
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There's no excuse for striking a childNov 28, 2018 10:00 pm - "Just a minute! There's no excuse for that!" The woman in the Jewel paused in the midst of repeatedly slapping her small child to turn and stare at me. So did the other ...
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Sound check: Rapper Travis Scott plays United CenterNov 28, 2018 9:00 am - Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' Riding the August release of his chart-dominating “Astroworld,” rapper Travis Scott has had a busy year - a new album and a new baby with h...
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Bipartisanship, thy name is WomanNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - As newly elected congresswomen are poised to color this city blue, one wonders what effect they'll realistically have on the gridlock known as the House of Representativ...
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Metea Valley's Kleinhans makes tough callNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - Like many young coaches, Metea Valley football coach Ben Kleinhans has another generation of athletes to develop - his own. Dedicated to tending to the needs of three bo...