Columns
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Gotterup, 24, wins inaugural Myrtle Beach ClassicMay 12, 2024 8:31 pm - Chris Gotterup, 24, won his first PGA Tour event Sunday at the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic.
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The movie of the month: 'Civil War'May 12, 2024 5:49 pm - A lot of viewers go into the theater thinking British screenwriter/director Alex Garland's latest movie is a foreboding glimpse into the inevitable result of our current ...
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Vehicle for corruption: Red-light cameras cost more than $100 ticketMay 11, 2024 10:59 pm - For years, red-light cameras have been hurting Illinoisans, ticketing unsuspecting drivers in a way that prioritizes profits over other considerations. We’ve all grown ac...
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Good News Sunday: Two suburban teachers named Golden Apple Award winnersMay 11, 2024 10:34 pm - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about suburban teachers winning Golden Apple awards, a DuPage County nonprofit that helps women in need dress for success, and a summer camp for kids who have cancer.
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Gag order doesn’t prevent Trump from testifyingMay 11, 2024 10:00 pm - While attending his criminal trial in which he’s accused of falsifying business records, former President Donald Trump often stops on his way out of court to talk to repo...
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Jim O’Donnell: Maryland joins New York in dancing over the dead wires of Arlington ParkMay 11, 2024 4:47 pm - LAST WEEKEND'S KENTUCKY DERBY could have had a 20-horse photo finish and it wouldn't have mattered around the empty acreage once known as Arlington Park. The intersta...
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Whenever a game is in need of change, we’re ready with ideasMay 11, 2024 2:47 pm - As our favorite Nobel laureate reminds us, the times they are a changin,’ not to mention a shrinkin.’ Not to pick on Pickleball again. I am instead inspired by the new, c...
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Serious numbersMay 11, 2024 2:13 pm - I hope someday to be 100 and writing myself a birthday column, but I'm a ways from that event. What I am is 67 and writing myself a birthday column, which is serious enou...
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What happened to D.C.'s fiscal watchdogs?May 11, 2024 2:00 pm - The April jobs report found the U.S. economy added 175,000 new positions, but it fell below expectations. Unemployment nudged up to 3.9% last month, which at least keeps ...
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Lessons in history of Cyprus for world conflicts of todayMay 11, 2024 2:00 pm - I find myself this morning back in Cyprus where I am talking about the work of the Fulbright Commission that did what it could to bridge the divide on this island between...