Columns
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Death by a thousand cutsMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - From Ronald Reagan's "welfare queen" to Donald Trump's "Detroit single mom," the unmarried mother remains a constant fascination to Republicans wielding budget-cutting s...
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All-City Band Concert marks 50 years of school music in BataviaMar 20, 2017 11:00 pm - In 1967, the Batavia music department made a bold move, attempting to showcase all of the band musicians at one concert. Students in grades five through 12 performed in ...
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Put an end to political emails from family memberMar 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. My father's wife sends several political emails a day to her bcc'd distribution list. I'm on that list. She knows we are not like-minded politically, and I told her I...
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Camaro owner aware of every oil change and door dingMar 20, 2017 6:00 am - While growing up, Mark Litavsky had driven plenty of old cars but found one major flaw with them: he never knew their full history. As a teen, Mark set out to rectify th...
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Trumpcare: What small businesses should do nowMar 20, 2017 1:00 am - Whether Republicans in Congress coalesced during the handful of days between my writing this column and you reading it and passed some version of the American Health Car...
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Bihun headed to Wisconsin-Green BayMar 20, 2017 1:00 am - Morgan Bihun has become the 13th Division I player in coach Cathyann Smith's 17 years in charge of the Conant softball program. And the Wisconsin-Green Bay recruit could...
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Rozner: Chicago Cubs' Happ can blame Epstein for numbers problemMar 20, 2017 1:00 am - This is probably Theo Epstein's fault. Or perhaps Jason McLeod should share in the blame. But something about their plan just isn't quite coming together. Face it, the C...
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Tortorice tests out as Scholar All-AmericanMar 20, 2017 1:00 am - Devin Tortorice is getting the job done on the wrestling mats and on the classroom desks at Wisconsin-Whitewater. He has been tabbed a Scholar All-American by the Nation...
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A look back at Geneva's vintage gas stationsMar 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Who would have ever thought we'd have fond recollections of downtown gas stations from yesteryear? At least that seems to be the case in Geneva. Since broaching the topi...
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Giant squid are no longer a fish taleMar 19, 2017 11:00 pm - A future scientist who attended the Vernon Area Library's Science Explorers program asked, "What is a kraken?" The library is in Lincolnshire. Two stories tall, yet prac...