Columns
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60 years after Bloody Sunday, we have not completely overcomeMar 18, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: March 7 marked 60 years since Bloody Sunday, when civil rights marchers were attacked on Edmund Pettus Bridge. The fight for racial equality continues today, requiring love and understanding to overcome divides.
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Democrats don't want Kamala HarrisMar 18, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: Kamala lost big in 2024. Does she blame Biden or still think she could've beaten Trump?
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Top prep hoops performances of the week, state title editionMar 17, 2025 6:23 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the top performances from Benet and Warren, the local teams that squared off for the Class 4A state championship on Saturday.
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Dietz: Talk to your children about sports bettingMar 16, 2025 4:09 pm - Columnist John Dietz writes about sports betting and the importance of talking to your children about the pitfalls of gambling.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Mueller, Abrams, Solecki ready for busy springsMar 16, 2025 2:51 pm - In his latest football recruiting column, “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about South Elgin’s Gavin Mueller, Montini’s Israel Abrams and Downers Grove North’s Aiden Solecki.
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‘How we treat guests’: Fulbright cuts and collateral damageMar 16, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson:
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Hath not a Jew Jewishness?Mar 16, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:
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False hope or high expectations? After strong spring, Cubs ready to play for realMar 15, 2025 9:50 pm - Cubs hitters were scorching hot in Arizona. Was that a great sign for the 2025 season or false hope? They’ll open the season Tuesday in Japan against the Dodgers.
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Pritzker’s budget sleight of hand ignores Illinois’ fiscal problemsMar 15, 2025 1:01 pm - While Gov. JB Pritzker points fingers at Washington, D.C., as the source of Illinois’ problems, his budgeting tells a different story, says Matt Paprocki, president/CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute.
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Jim O’Donnell: In search of grace — and the perfect NCAA bracketMar 15, 2025 10:00 am - THE GREATEST CERTAINTY IN AMERICAN SPORTS makes its annual popout beginning right around dusk Sunday. And that's that no one on planet Earth or its neighbors will pick a ...