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Slusher: Every day brings some news to soften the hardest heartNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - It does seem, doesn't it?, that until some period of calamity, we humans are disinclined to step back and recall that, as poet Max Ehrmann famously declared, "with all i...
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Bork to the future this holiday seasonNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - You may be familiar with the word "bork" - which one online dictionary defines as to "obstruct (someone, especially a candidate for public office) through systematic def...
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Jackson: Finding fish with the help of feathered friendsNov 23, 2016 9:05 am - I definitely remember the first time I witnessed a massive flight of shore and sea birds using their "dive bombing" skills. These winged creatures used their keen eyesi...
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Hunger Network links surplus food with those in needNov 23, 2016 5:00 am - After spending more than 20 years in finance and accounting with Kraft Foods, Kathy McKenna of Arlington Heights knows something about the costs associated with putting ...
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Putin's shell gameNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - In foreign affairs, our new president-elect seems to be utterly certain of at least one important factor - Donald Trump knows Russia. Especially, he believes he knows Vl...
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Buffalo Grove businessman tries new franchise ventureNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - Michael Chiodo, who spent about a decade in restaurant management, is now running a company that focuses on recruiting in the hospitality industry. Chiodo is a regional ...
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For Voelz, return about 'who struck the first match'Nov 23, 2016 12:00 am - Chris Voelz has proved to be inexhaustible in her pursuit of gender equity in competitive sports. And that was during one recent day at West Chicago High School, much le...
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Voters decide they would rather watch Trump on TVNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - By Gene Lyons "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard." - H.L. Mencken My most recent one-to-one convers...
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We have to learn some lessons the hard wayNov 22, 2016 10:00 pm - I was the new kid on the block. Phil was the guy on the block who'd never really fit in. We were both a bit shy, a bit cautious. Neither of us was likely to be elected "...
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Plant-based cooking classes teach nutrition, cancer preventionNov 22, 2016 10:00 pm - During the holidays, there are so many traditions that involve food, from cookies baking in the oven to the juicy prime rib gracing the holiday table. Some look forward ...