Columns
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Constable: It's getting late for Cubs and fansOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - All those extra games last postseason, the busy offseason, the World Series hangover, 162 regular-season games, and then that grueling series triumph over the Washington...
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A dearth of virtue and the death of hypocrisyOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody's a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Or, more to the point, when everyone's slurping...
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Rozner: Cubs go quietly into the NLCS nightOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - Heading into the 2016 postseason, Cleveland was thought to have no chance against Boston and the Red Sox' vaunted No. 1-ranked offense. All the Indians did was sweep Bos...
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Politics, profits led to insurance reform vetoOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - By Michael W. Frerichs Guest columnist The late Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka used to say that there was the Democratic Party, the Republican Party and the Judy Party. She...
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The Trump within usOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - This fall, I am struck by the all-too-clear awareness that there is no longer any question about who Donald J. Trump really is. Even last spring, some of us were calmed ...
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Studying the Lake Park effect on the playoffsOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - Week 9. You can interpret that line in dozens of ways when it comes to IHSA football. Or, in DuPage County, one way for each of our 28 football teams heading into the fi...
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Does wife overshare with her parents?Oct 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. Our son-in-law recently lodged a complaint that our daughter shared: that we are "far too involved" in their personal business. It makes him uncomfortable to know his...
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Race enthusiasts still embrace the modest VW BeetleOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - The humble Volkswagen Beetle was designed to go a lot of places when it came out, but off road surely wasn't one of them. But thanks to Bruce Meyers, a Southern Californ...
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Lester: Will new tax credits keep more Catholic schools from closing?Oct 16, 2017 5:30 am - Catholic Schools Superintendent Jim Rigg acknowledges some schools will close as part of the Archdiocese of Chicago's massive restructuring plan. But Rigg can't yet ...
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Girls golf: Barrington's Ciskowski has her target: WisconsinOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - When she was in eighth grade, Nicole Ciskowski began getting serious about the game of golf, which she had started a few years earlier. “That's when I thought I could im...