Columns
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Chicken tortilla soup a comfort food with Mexican flavorJan 01, 2019 5:00 am - I find it a source of great comfort that pretty much every culture, every cuisine has its own interpretation of chicken soup. The Mexican version in particular speaks to...
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The roots of the new nationalismJan 01, 2019 12:00 am - In affluent neighborhoods around Washington, New York and Los Angeles - and, for that matter, Paris, London and Berlin - it's common to denounce nationalism, to disdain ...
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Trump's reckoning is well under wayJan 01, 2019 12:00 am - For the new year, critics of President Donald Trump should resolve not to be intimidated by the potential wrath of his vaunted political base. The only one who should co...
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Rozner: Notre Dame was the real star of this Winter ClassicJan 01, 2019 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The trick was to view this as the event that it was, not through the lens of a hockey season. Or a rebuild. Or a reload. Or however one identifies the...
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Aging 1968 Camaro scooped up and turned into an award-winnerDec 31, 2018 5:00 am - Upon his retirement in 2014, Greg Gorski and his wife Becky bought the present he always wanted - a first-generation 1968 Chevy Camaro RS/SS. “It was the car I always ha...
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Higher gas tax, Metra fares in 2019? Experts predict transportation changes in 2019.Dec 31, 2018 4:30 am - The old year saw a major breakthrough in O'Hare modernization with an agreement between the city and airlines but little momentum on other suburban priorities like Metra...
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War and politics: My story with Speaker MadiganDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - What if I told you that there was a time in Illinois' not-too-distant past when Democrats and Republicans treated each other with respect? What if I told you there was a...
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Feder: Tribune recovering from computer virus attackDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - While distribution was pretty much back to normal for Sunday newspapers across all Tribune Publishing properties, a cyberattack continued to disrupt production at the Ch...
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Husband often makes plans without consulting his wifeDec 30, 2018 10:00 pm - Adapted from a recent online discussion. Q. Without consulting me, my husband committed himself, me and our infant to spending a week at the beach with his sister and he...
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How to properly seal a porch floorDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My question has to do with porch floor finish. I have a screened-in porch with a cedar floor. I have been putting Thompson's Water Seal on it each spring after power ...