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Trump debate performance gives worst possible outcome for GOPOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson A man comes out of a church after a fire-and-brimstone sermon on the Ten Commandments, pauses a moment, and then tells his wife, "At least I haven't...
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Eyes on Five: Football again drives the conference realignment discussionOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - It's Week 8 of the football season and we have way too much to talk about regarding the chase to the playoffs and beyond. But before we can do that, we have to talk abou...
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Barrington's Stack charts a course to AshevilleOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Cecilia Stack plans to studying business management in college. So far she has managed her volleyball skills quite well. The Barrington senior outside hitter has landed ...
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Lake Zurich's Parsons standing tall at CarthageOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - When it comes to defense, former Lake Zurich standout Mallory Parsons is getting the job done for Carthage's women's volleyball team. The junior outside hitter ranks No....
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Voice of Protestantism badly needed in world forumsOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Over the years, as a journalist working in many societies, I have often found hints about where people are going - or not going - in the most unusual places. So it was t...
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Tearing down the painful legacy of childhood sex abuseOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I tried denying it, ignoring it, running away from it for about 30 years. It caught up with me in the last year or two, kno...
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Tell mean kid's parents about his behaviorOct 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. What should a parent say when the other parent knows they have a mean kid? My 7-year-old son has recently decided to take a break from a friend he's known for five ye...
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Imrem: Arrieta has Cubs' latest magic trickOct 10, 2016 1:01 pm - The 2016 Cubs keep coming up with new magic tricks. They have needed all of them against the Giants in the NLDS. Like Javier Baez's game-winning home run in Game 1. Then...
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Father's passion for sports car is contagiousOct 10, 2016 6:00 am - Keith Van Sickle faced a tough dilemma. He was picking out a new car - sounds simple, right? But not in the summer of 1967 when there was an abundance of hot stuff avail...
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Lester: 40 suburbs see spike in violent crimes in 2015Oct 10, 2016 5:00 am - Violent crimes increased last year in half of 80 suburbs, says a new report by the FBI we've been analyzing. Property crimes increased in more than 40 percent of the sub...