Columns
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Who had the area’s top prep basketball performances of the week?Feb 03, 2025 6:34 pm - This week’s High Five honors the area’s top prep basketball performances from last week.
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College Achievers: All-American Caliendo off to a hot startFeb 02, 2025 4:10 pm - College Achievers: Batavia graduate Mikey Caliendo, an All-American wrestler at the University of Iowa, took his first loss of the season Friday after 13 straight wins.
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Dietz: Can Bedard ever meet lofty expectations?Feb 02, 2025 3:59 pm - Columnist John Dietz questions whether Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard ever can meet the lofty expectations placed on him.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Which local football recruits are on the move?Feb 02, 2025 3:32 pm - As the current NCAA open recruiting window comes to a close, Rivals.com analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran talks about players on the move and players garnering college attention.
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O’Donnell: The voice and versatility of Bob Costas still matterFeb 02, 2025 10:10 am - Broadcaster Bob Costas remains positioned to be the senior moral sentinel of sports in America. But will he? When will his intellect, empathy and sense of purpose next meet a sweeping contemporary broadcast window?
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Like it or not, something is getting doneFeb 02, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: American politicians long claimed immigration was a crisis but did little; Trump exploited public anger by actually deporting people, unlike his predecessors, in a blunt spectacle.
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Hegseth’s vision a costly step in arms race that has never pausedFeb 01, 2025 2:38 pm - As Secretary Hegseth takes charge of the Pentagon, he aims to create an "iron dome" missile defense system to protect the U.S., but faces technological and diplomatic challenges - and will it make us safer anyway?
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The small business community can bring people togetherFeb 01, 2025 1:18 pm - The toxic, divisive, and exhausting political climate in our country makes coalescing around solutions difficult. Why is the small business community well-positioned to push through the noise? Because small business owners know how to communicate, negotiate, compromise, and solve problems.
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How our state stacks up: New report shows how Illinois compares to others on taxes, spending, other metricsFeb 01, 2025 1:00 pm - A new report from the state legislature’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shows how Illinois stacks up against the other 49 states in terms of taxes, spending, employment and other key financial metrics.
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Feb 01, 2025 4:00 am - Dave Joens retires as Illinois State Archivist after 20 years, plans to pursue writing history books in retirement.