Columns
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Hall of fame nod triggers gymnast’s happy memoriesFeb 26, 2025 6:19 pm - Former high school gymnast Bonnie Wiggins inducted into Illinois High School Girls Gymnastics Coaches Association Hall of Fame for her decorated career, including 13 state meet medals.
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Solving the ‘Case of the Missing Turkeys’ — well, sort ofFeb 26, 2025 4:05 pm - “The Case of the Missing Turkeys” continues as I have found that I was not imagining things and a flock of wild turkeys had been living in Wheaton but had mysteriously disappeared.
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Romesco gives easy vegan tacos a smoky, savory kickFeb 26, 2025 6:16 am - These beginner-friendly romesco cauliflower tacos served with cilantro lime rice check all the boxes. At taco night classes where they were served alongside meatier options like pork carnitas, many carnivores preferred the cauliflower option.
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Famous peanut butter chocolate chip blondies get low-sugar makeoverFeb 26, 2025 5:24 am - Years ago, when low-fat was all the rage, Don Mauer developed a reduced-fat version of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies that were rich in flavor and nearly melted in your mouth. Now he’s giving the same recipe the low-sugar treatment.
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Trump pumps brakes on California high speed railFeb 26, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Bloody hands, legacy of shame: Oct. 7 stains America's leftFeb 26, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: The Oct. 7 massacre and its aftermath have exposed two disturbing elephants in the room. One is the inarguable genocidal bent of significant segments of Gaza's population. The other is the American left's whitewashing — and defense — of the slaughter of Jews on that date.
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White Sox starting rotation is long way from settledFeb 25, 2025 9:19 pm - The White Sox opened spring training with plenty of unknowns, and the starting rotation might top the list. Here’s a rundown of possibilities.
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O’Donnell: Now 89, Reinsdorf remains a two-toned tycoonFeb 25, 2025 7:12 pm - Jim O’Donnell: In the wake of his 89th birthday, Jerry Reinsdorf remains a two-toned tycoon
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The unserious new Republican budget planFeb 25, 2025 4:00 am - Serious problems should be met with serious solutions. We have serious problems, namely a fast-growing debt and a need to extend some tax cuts in an unforgiving environme...
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Is this what America wants?Feb 25, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: