Columns
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How businesses can control health care costs in 2025Jan 05, 2025 5:57 am - How do you offer competitive health care benefits for your employees without breaking the bank? Here are some options to consider for 2025.
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Politicians should embrace these New Year’s resolutionsJan 05, 2025 5:40 am - Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and 2025 is off to a great start. Each year we are hopeful politicians will prioritize and enact policies th...
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Will the empires strike back in 2025?Jan 05, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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Thinking big as Trump, Congress tackle taxesJan 05, 2025 4:00 am - You can say what you want about Elon Musk, but he is able to pinpoint in a single tweet some of the most dysfunctional aspects of our federal government. For instance, he...
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Jim O’Donnell: Greg Gumbel’s greatest feat might have been surviving Chicago TVJan 04, 2025 10:51 am - WHEN GREG GUMBEL DIED AT AGE 78 two days after Christmas, the national tributes rightfully cascaded. His broadcasting bona fides was impressive if not downright historic....
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So many Bears questions, and Bill Belichick isn’t the answer to a single oneJan 04, 2025 10:00 am - As a public service for the next head coach of the Bears, here are the answers to all the important questions about one of the storied jobs in football, none of which are likely to come up during actual job interviews.
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How do the Herald Cup standings look after the fall season?Jan 03, 2025 6:00 am - With the fall season in the books, it’s a good time to look at the updated Herald Cup standings for the 2024-25 school year.
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Talk of the towns in 2024: A look back at some top local stories in Kane CountyJan 03, 2025 6:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun takes a look back at the people, organizations and places that were featured in his “Talk of the Town” column in 2024.
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Taiwan president’s trip was skillful, successfulJan 03, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Taiwan's president visits Hawaii, calls for peace with China. Despite tensions, economic ties and pragmatic politics allow cooperation between Taipei and Beijing.
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Jimmy Carter had the best post-presidencyJan 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: “Decency. Decency. Decency,” President Joe Biden responded when a reporter asked him about late President Jimmy Carter's legacy Sunday hours after the former president passed away.