Columns
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Elgin, Larkin women savor the opportunity to face each other againDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - Well, hello again, Fox Valley sports fans. A slow night during finals week gave me the opportunity Wednesday to venture to Larkin High School, where the first Elgin-Lark...
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Mike Jackson: Something to be truly thankful for this holiday seasonDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - I'm sorry to have seen Thanksgiving come and go almost as fast as I can blink my eyes. The same was true for the recent fall season and my annual hunting expeditions. We...
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Mueller's handling of cell phones that got agents fired leads to more questions about his investigation of TrumpDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - It's a little complicated, but it appears the Justice Department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, has uncovered a serious problem relating to the anti-Trump texts ...
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Feder: Countdown shows to battle for New Year's Eve viewersDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - It's not too early to start making your TV viewing plans for New Year's Eve, Robert Feder writes. Mark Giangreco and Janet Davies will mark their 18th year of ringing i...
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How to deal with family during the holidaysDec 18, 2018 10:00 pm - The family mini van pulls into the drive, making the first path in the new fallen snow. The air is crisp, the night sky clear, the moonlight glistens off the rooftops. ...
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Flying nanny returns in spirited sequel to 'Mary Poppins'Dec 18, 2018 2:30 pm - “Mary Poppins Returns” - ★ ★ ★ It may not be super, but it still qualifies as a califragilisticexpialidocious sequel to Walt Disney's 1964 live-action/animated mashup m...
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Gire on Penny Marshall: Hollywood's most unassuming, barrier-bashing directorDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - I asked budding filmmaker Penny Marshall back in the 1980s what she liked best about directing a movie. "Ooooohh, I'm trying to figure out what I like about it," she rep...
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Feder: Remembering radio's 'great talent' Larry LujackDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - On the fifth anniversary of his passing, Larry Lujack continues to be revered as one of America's greatest radio personalities and Chicago's preeminent disc jockey for t...
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Urban-rural chasm defines new Western political splitDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - For Steve Bannon, the way to create an enduring populist majority is to combine forces on the left and right. That's why he was in Italy earlier this year, where parties...
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Michael Gerson: We need a revival of humanismDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson FLORENCE - A tourist in Florentine museums is like a skipping stone above unfathomable depths. Here a Botticelli. There a Donatello. A single room at t...