Columns
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Renewing Trump tax cuts crucial to America's economic strengthJan 30, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Trump tax cuts set to expire, putting $4 trillion tax hike and 6 million jobs at risk. Can Congress stop economic catastrophe?
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A day on the lanes is no walk in the park for high school bowlersJan 29, 2025 3:06 pm - The Illinois High School Association bowling finals are grueling even for young arms.
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Cryptocurrency scams on the rise, luring victims with romance and promises of easy moneyJan 29, 2025 11:58 am - While cryptocurrencies have security features, they lack safeguards against value fluctuations driven by market sentiment and are vulnerable to scams, such as romance scams combined with crypto investments.
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What you need — and don’t need — to go ice fishingJan 29, 2025 11:07 am - The absolute best thing that you can have if you are planning on going ice fishing is a friend with a power auger. It’s a tough job to drill all the holes you are going to need. If all you have is a manual hand auger, you will probably cut corners and drill the minimum amount of holes. Believe me, the amount of holes you drill is in direct proportion to the amount of fish you catch.
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Seasonal swap: Hearty winter produce stars in this Thai duoJan 29, 2025 6:02 am - As a proponent of eating local, I like to take favorite recipes and make seasonal swaps. I recently gave a cooking demonstration where I did just that, incorporating winter squash, hearty greens, canned beans and root vegetables into a pair of delicious Thai dishes.
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Bicyclist fatalities: How Illinois aligns with — and differs from — national trendsJan 29, 2025 6:00 am - Statewide biking fatality data for the past seven years, collected by Ride Illinois, offers insights on some characteristics of biking fatalities when compared to national trends.
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Give parsnips a chance with this creamy, warming soupJan 29, 2025 5:57 am - There’s that certain group of vegetables I routinely walk by when I am cruising the produce aisle – parsnips, fennel, beets, bok choy among them. Well, I am here to say give parsnips a chance.
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Working toward a just, racially harmonious worldJan 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson:
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O’Donnell: ‘Mahomes fatigue’ a figment of imaginationsJan 28, 2025 6:18 pm - Jim O’Donnell: The idea of Patrick Mahomes fatigue is a figment of some weak media imaginations.
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Eyes on the prizeJan 28, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Justice Department has frozen civil rights lawsuits and consent decrees reached under Biden, foreshadowing a rollback of progress. This is no time to stop paying attention.