Columns
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Football success? Stevenson's Marchese family knows the drillOct 06, 2016 1:00 am - A cheerleader in high school, Julie Marchese shifted gears after college and threw herself into pretty much the opposite of cheerleading. She went into the Army. Marche...
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Rozner: Keys to a long Chicago Cubs postseason runOct 06, 2016 1:00 am - Five years in the making and 103 victories, but now it's all about three series and 11 more wins. The Chicago Cubs have the talent to get it done, and there's no reason ...
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Whither, comma?Oct 06, 2016 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker ELON, North Carolina - My favorite bumper sticker I've never seen: Commas matter. So I've always thought, and do still believe with the passion of ...
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How to learn from criticismOct 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This column is the first in a two-part series. "I don't mean to be critical, but …" "I'm only telling you this for you own good …" "Look, I hate to bri...
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Imrem: For Chicago Bears, momentum is the scheduleOct 05, 2016 5:01 pm - A day ago it said here that how the Chicago Cubs do in the playoffs will have nothing to do with their opponent. As the reputed best team in baseball, whether the Cubs w...
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Jackson: Old lessons work well for fall fishingOct 05, 2016 10:05 am - From Rhinelander, Wis., and points north to our own Fox Chain 'O Lakes, nature's annual fall water ritual has started to unfold. The celebratory magic of jumbo-sized cra...
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Will traffic gridlock worsen in downtown Batavia?Oct 05, 2016 6:00 am - Barbara Palmer of Batavia came up with a good question she suggests I should have added to my recent "survey" of readers regarding some of their favorite and, in the cas...
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How much municipal executives' cars are costing suburban taxpayersOct 05, 2016 5:00 am - Taxpayers in 49 suburbs will spend $261,974 this year for top municipal administrators to drive around in their own cars. Most village managers and city administrators i...
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Witness and forgetting in the Middle EastOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - By Kathryn Jean Lopez There's a "memoricide" happening in the Middle East, as the presence of Christians there diminishes to the point of potential extinction. Reading a...
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Grateful to be playing Glenbard North soccerOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - Long praised as a land of opportunity, in recent years the United States' status has taken a few knocks. Glenbard North's soccer-playing brothers Livre, Best and Ode Em...