Columns
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The value of traveling to the state Capitol for small business advocatesApr 28, 2024 5:08 am - Each year the Small Business Advocacy Council travels to Springfield, advocates for legislation that supports the small business community and reminds politicians that sm...
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Stop the 'Emergency Spending' Charade AlreadyApr 28, 2024 4:00 am - This week, Congress moved closer to passing four separate bills with $95 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific allies and the domestic submarine industrial...
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The shrinking of Donald TrumpApr 28, 2024 4:00 am - The one thing you could always say about Donald Trump was that he was “big.” He commanded the stage. His vigor — or the appearance of vigor — made him appear younger than...
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Grammar Moses: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good nightApr 27, 2024 11:10 am - Stick a fork in me, dear readers. I’m done. Parting is such sweet sorrow, but after a decade of writing this column and four times as long (not four times longer) employe...
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Hoping for more NFL draft celebrations in the suburbsApr 26, 2024 6:00 am - The suburbs are sure to see some celebrations this weekend as local football players are drafted into the NFL.
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Trump faces 34 felonies at trial, but was there a crime?Apr 26, 2024 4:00 am - I can't tell you how many people I know who do not like former President Donald Trump yet nonetheless smell prosecutorial overreach in Manhattan. District Attorney Alvin ...
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Elitism and arrogance threaten a backlash against DemocratsApr 26, 2024 4:00 am - “Trouble in River City” goes the famous line in “The Music Man,” one of America's best-loved musicals, set in the fictional town of River City, Iowa, meant to represent t...
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‘A heart as big as the outdoors’: MacDougall to be inducted into COD Athletic Hall of FameApr 25, 2024 6:00 am - Matt Foster first met Bob MacDougall at a College of DuPage football camp when Foster was still a student at Wheaton Central High School.
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There’s nothing wrong with using live bait when fishingApr 25, 2024 6:00 am - A hot-button subject in the world of fishing is the use of live bait. I’m talking about minnows, worms, leeches and all of the other critters that fishermen use to try to coax an unwary fish into turning it into a meal.
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Bears making right moves for their roster, not for their stadium dreamsApr 25, 2024 5:45 am - This could be the biggest week in Bears modern history. Or the organization can get flagged for a false start yet again.