Columns
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Hysteria order of the day for Supreme Court speculationJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - If Chicken Little and Cassandra had a baby, they'd name him Jeffrey Toobin. Anyone watching CNN lately has probably heard Toobin's prediction that if a conservative fill...
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Donald Trump's mainstream immigration policyJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - Perhaps no Trump policy has provoked more emotional reaction than the practice of separating illegal border crossers from the children they brought with them to the Unit...
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'We're one big family.' WNBA players look forward little-known pre-game chapel serviceJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - There were two flagrant fouls in Sunday's New York Liberty-Chicago Sky game at Wintrust Arena in the South Loop. And tensions were high as the nip-and-tuck game ultimate...
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Readers give advice on food pressure, refuge on abuseJul 05, 2018 11:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On dieting and resisting food pressure from others: I've found the most effective replies to be those that would be given convin...
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Remember to follow rules for respectful political discourseJul 05, 2018 4:00 am - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On not being swallowed up by the political chasms between us: My wife and I have strongly held political views, and many close f...
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Why the Missouri Ozarks will be the world's next great golf destinationJul 05, 2018 1:01 am - HOLLISTER, Mo. - Where do you start in describing all the big new things Johnny Morris has in the works for golfers in the Missouri Ozarks? For starters, how about a pre...
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The moral implications of the GOP's Trumpian turnJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - With President Donald Trump's forthcoming nomination of a Supreme Court justice likely to rally and unify the Republican coalition, some commentators are (again) declari...
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Those words of the Pledge pack a powerful meaningJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - You know the Pledge of Allegiance, probably by heart. You may recite it only occasionally, or get the chance several times a week. Sometimes, I'm guessing, you say it me...
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Hersey High senior named to all-American dive teamJul 04, 2018 11:00 pm - • Nick Nocita, a John Hersey High School senior, was named a member of the 2017-2018 National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association/Speedo all-American Dive Team. No...
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Al fresco dining: Fiora's is tops in the Fox Valley in my bookJul 04, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, I bragged about how many nice al fresco dining spots we had in the Tri-Cities area. When summer finally settles in, we do like eating outdoors, don't we...