Columns
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Jim O’Donnell: Are Thayer and Joniak about to be forced to walk the Bears’ radio plank?Dec 14, 2024 10:00 am - ANY DAY NOW, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY may be called in to assess the toxic fumes emanating from Halas Hall. On both the football and business sides, the Chicag...
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Are we embarking on another great prep basketball season?Dec 13, 2024 6:00 am - Only a few weeks in, it’s already looking like a special season for the area’s boys and girls basketball teams.
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Despite risks, emerging intelligence tools offer glimpse of real benefits for newsDec 13, 2024 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: How emerging AI tools might help newsrooms produce higher quality journalism and allow readers to better consume, interpret, and interact with news content.
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Don't count on Trump draining the swamp this time, eitherDec 13, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Trump's claims to "drain the swamp" ring hollow given his administration's unethical behavior around foreign payments, cryptocurrency regulations, and Saudi investment in his son-in-law Jared Kushner's firm.
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Joe Biden's COVID nationDec 13, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Ernst report finds federal agencies still abandoned due to COVID, with only 12% office occupancy and nearly a third of workforce entirely remote, prompting calls for reform.
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Could Astros’ Tucker give Cubs lineup a needed lift?Dec 12, 2024 7:44 pm - The MLB winter meetings ended Thursday, but rumors continued to swirl linking the Cubs to a trade for Houston outfielder Kyle Tucker. What are the chances it could actually happen?
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How does saying ‘no’ to customers help business?Dec 12, 2024 2:17 pm - Whether it comes from a restaurant, hotel or retail store, telling customers “no” is bad for business. As consumers, when we’re on the receiving end of a “no,” it makes us not want to return.
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The new IBCA Hall of Fame class is out of this worldDec 12, 2024 6:00 am - The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association’s 2025 Hall of Fame class has worthy and interesting picks.
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What to put under the tree for your favorite outdoorsmanDec 12, 2024 6:00 am - Hopefully, the person you need to buy presents for is an outdoorsman. That opens up myriad possibilities for potential presents.
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Silvy: Now that Bears players have tanked Brown’s candidacy, here’s my choice to be coachDec 12, 2024 6:00 am - And just like that, the Bears coaching candidate list has been reduced by one. Thomas Brown is out. It’s not his fault, it’s the players’. All we heard from them was how ...