Columns
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Dimple's Donuts opens in St. CharlesNov 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Sovannary Wong felt it was time to spread the good news about her Dimple's Donuts shops in the Tri-Cities, after operating one near downtown Batavia for 29 years. "We ha...
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Mike Imrem's final column: Why is it never easy to say goodbye?Nov 01, 2017 5:00 pm - My first column for The Daily Herald ran on Oct. 1, 1978. That was just yesterday, right? The subject was Jack Tatum, “The Assassin” of the Oakland Raiders, in town to p...
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New kid on the healthy oil block: avocado oil but it can be priceyNov 01, 2017 6:00 am - Organic, extra-virgin olive and coconut oils have been parked in my kitchen (the olive oil frequently residing in my refrigerator) for years. I hardly ever cook with oli...
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Feder: Darlene Hill exit from Fox 32 top-read story for OctoberNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - The departure of "Good Day Chicago" anchor Darlene Hill after 23 years at Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 and layoffs in the Chicago Tribune newsroom led the top 10 most-read ...
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Marv Nyren named boss of WLUP, WKQX radio stationsNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - Marv Nyren, who headed classic rock WLUP FM 97.9 and alternative rock WKQX FM 101.1 for seven years under Emmis Communications, is back in charge of both stations, now o...
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Roosevelt statue desecration is cowardly, misguided protestNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - Latest to the vandals goes Teddy Roosevelt, whose bronze likeness astride a horse in front of New York's American Museum of Natural History recently received a splash of...
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Sound check: Two decades of Lucky Boys Confusion at Joe's LiveOct 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Lucky Boys at 20 The West suburban-based Lucky Boys Confusion first caught my attention not long into my career at the Daily Herald when I was putting the band in a pack...
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Sinister Buick T-Type is a rare rideOct 30, 2017 6:00 am - Jeff Boghosian was a big fan of the large, cushy land yachts of the mid-1970s. “I always liked stuff like the Cutlass and Grand Prix,” the Elgin resident says. “But then...
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Turmeric may reduce inflammation from osteoarthritisOct 28, 2017 7:30 am - Can an ancient spice have an impact on a chronic medical condition that causes pain and disability to millions of Americans each year? The answer is yes and that spice i...
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Grammar Moses: A recurring nightmare of the misuse of 'reoccur'Oct 28, 2017 1:00 am - Emilie of Elk Grove Village writes: "I read in today's paper one of my biggest pet peeves - the use of 'reoccur' in an AP writer's article about the shingles virus. Sinc...