Columns
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Mike North bids farewell and tips his cap to sports columnistsSep 08, 2017 5:19 am - This column is the last one I'll write for the Daily Herald, but I will continue to stay in touch with my nearly 350,000 followers on Twitter @ North2North. I have real...
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Siemens' digital future comes through Elk Grove training centerSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Global manufacturing technology giant Siemens AG is preparing to unveil its vision of digital manufacturing later this month at EMO 2017 in Hannover, Germany. The compan...
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The case for governmentSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Seeing the devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and of wildfires out West, one cannot help but think about the crucial role that government plays in our liv...
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Hurricanes, humanitarian relief and American traditionSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Hurricane Harvey's storm status was reduced just after reaching the coast of Texas, but damage was severe. There was destruction in and around Houston and elsewhere befo...
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Get in shape before attempting your next huntSep 07, 2017 10:05 am - For several years, I've held back writing about a very serious health issue that occurred afield. Even though I enjoy eating white tail back straps, elk back straps, and...
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Dann Gire goes ape over 1933's classic 'King Kong'Sep 07, 2017 6:00 am - CFCA to show the best planet of the ape film How tall did the actual gorilla in 1933's original classic monster movie “King Kong” stand? Why does this black-and-white, o...
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Lester: Cubs anthem singer performs 1-man play of hero priest Fr. DamienSep 07, 2017 5:30 am - Chicago Cubs national anthem singer Wayne Messmer says his road to starring in a one-man show about a priest in Hawaii began with some lessons from Franciscan nuns when ...
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Constable: Cubs boast impressive all-time dream team of immigrantsSep 07, 2017 5:30 am - We spend one day celebrating laborers and then dive into an often-ugly political debate about immigration. Seeking a distraction, I turn to the Chicago Cubs' quest to re...
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After Trump acts, DACA is now Congress' problemSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, who after the departure of Jeff Sessions has emerged as the Senate's leading immigration hawk, says he would support the legalizatio...
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Feder: WFLD-Channel 32 VP uses employees in video commentary on pension debtSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Dennis Welsh, vice president and general manager of WFLD-Channel 32, uses station employees in his video commentary on the state's “insane unfunded pension debt.” For fu...