Columns
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Words that weren't banned and those that should beDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - The recent excitement over an incredible story about the government trying to ban certain words reminded me of all the words and phrases I despise and wish were banned. ...
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Feder: A look back at Chicago media luminaries who died in 2017Dec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Robert Feder looks back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2017. Go to robertfeder.com for the full report. ...
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Reform plan violates basic tenets of capitalist tax policyDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - So, what's not to like about the sweeping federal tax package the Republicans are pushing through Congress? If you answered "virtually everything" you'd be right. As mos...
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Retired veterans remember holidays spent away from familyDec 21, 2017 6:30 am - Years ago, one of my co-workers from Dukane Corporation gave a presentation to the Batavia Women's Club about being away from home at Christmas during World War II. He e...
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Trump has year of solid policy accomplishments. What now?Dec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Something is happening in the final days of 2017. People are noticing that Donald Trump has gotten a lot done in his tumultuous first year in the White House. If in, say...
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Slusher: Sex, violence and what really gets readers' attentionDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - By Jim Slusher There is an axiom regarding the newspaper business that says sensational news and sensational headlines attract newspaper readership. Like most axioms, th...
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A splendid Christopher Plummer steps in to save 'All the Money in the World'Dec 20, 2017 11:00 am - “All the Money in the World” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Observe Christopher Plummer's billionaire J. Paul Getty and you'll witness a stunning piece of inspired craftsmanship, a performan...
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Taxpayers cover costs of state agencies to exhibit at conferenceDec 20, 2017 4:35 am - Taxpayers who covered the costs of sending local officials to a three-day Illinois Municipal League conference also paid to send public agencies to exhibit there. Six st...
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McCue recalled as 'gold standard of golf administrators'Dec 20, 2017 12:01 am - A memorial service has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Dec. 29 at Donnellan Funeral Home in Skokie to honor Carol McCue, a longtime leader in the Chicago golf community. S...
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GOP tax bill would usher in a bleak futureDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Passage of the Republican tax plan in Congress will mark a watershed for the United States. The medium- and long-term effects of the plan will be a massive drop in publi...