Columns
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Marcotte enjoys making Mundelein matterDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - There are some teachers, and some students, too, who stop Tommy Marcotte in the hallways now. These are often teachers he's never had, and students he doesn't know perso...
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No wonder new president was wary of intelligence servicesDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - "Mr. Trump continues to exhibit paranoia about American intelligence agencies," wrote the NeverTrump conservative Max Boot in The New York Times a week or so before the ...
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Women's rage unleashedDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - That special place in hell everyone keeps talking about is getting mighty crowded. The ball got rolling in 2016 when former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright quipped...
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Play, purchase board games at Button Man Gaming in St. CharlesDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - At least partly fueled by his sense that people of all ages spend too much time playing video games by themselves, and partly because he loves board games, Jake Martens...
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Jackson: There's no excuse to avoid the challenge of ice fishingDec 13, 2017 9:05 am - As we get closer to the outdoor show season, I am reminded about the deluge of e-mails I always receive from readers and listeners (to my outdoor radio talk show) compla...
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VHT, Classic Cinemas expand sensory offeringsDec 13, 2017 7:00 am - Sights, sounds and other sensory sensations to take in for the holidays: Twilight at any time The adage in selling real estate is that location is everything, but ...
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Chewy marzipan adds dense yet sweet structure to slimmed-down blondiesDec 13, 2017 5:00 am - Imagine reading the following: "This might be my perfect bar cookie recipe: buttery, rich, and studded with chewy pockets of sweet marzipan and crunchy bits of toasted c...
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Why four tiny suburbs spent thousands at Chicago conferenceDec 13, 2017 4:30 am - The $6,897 spent by Round Lake Heights to send seven elected officials to the annual Illinois Municipal League conference in downtown Chicago this September is equal to ...
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Moral values and customs vs. lawsDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - I'm approaching my 82nd birthday, and my daughter will occasionally suggest that modernity is perplexing to me because I'm from prehistoric times. As such, it points to ...
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So many College Achievers to catch up withDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - As we said to conclude last week's College Achievers column, there's more where that came from... Helping Yale win its first outright Ivy League football title in 37 yea...