Columns
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Catching up from the summerAug 31, 2016 1:00 am - Join us, if you will, on a trip to the recent past with a rundown of summer achievements, events and announcements. A Bowden No-No On June 30 Waubonsie Valley gradu...
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Hillary Clinton BleachBits her pastAug 31, 2016 1:00 am - By Byron York While Hillary Clinton was preparing to deliver a big speech portraying Donald Trump as a racist, a figure from Clinton's recent unhappy past - Rep. Trey Go...
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Learning from our Week 1 football lessonsAug 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Where do we go from here? Coaches talk about the training of “nine months for nine weeks,” but I'm wondering how many football players actually maintain that kind of per...
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Imrem: Bears rival QB out, but no one is celebratingAug 30, 2016 5:01 pm - Teddy Bridgewater suffered an old-fashioned football injury Tuesday afternoon. Old-fashioned means something other than a concussion. Head trauma is so devastating, both...
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Spice up corn season with Mexican Grill blendAug 30, 2016 6:00 am - There is nothing better than an ear of simply steamed or grilled fresh corn in the late summer. Except for this Mexican Grilled Corn. A bold statement? Well, I'm not pla...
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Tweaks make Middle Eastern chicken lean and tastyAug 30, 2016 6:00 am - Some longtime friends were coming for dinner and I wanted to do something special. These are friends who find it fun for us to head out to a specialty market, wander aro...
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Constable: Meet the 'Frankenstein' of pretty paperweightsAug 30, 2016 5:30 am - Somewhere under the clutter of papers on my desk in the newsroom is a glass paperweight about to be laid to waste by the “Frankenstein of Cary.” “There's a night-and-day...
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North: Why trading Cutler makes sense for BearsAug 30, 2016 5:00 am - If you are a die-hard Chicago Bears fan who agrees with whatever move the team makes, then this column is not for you. If you think the Bears are going to the Super Bow...
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'Gut feeling' helps land Illini golf Pieters on Ryder Cup teamAug 30, 2016 1:01 am - University of Illinois product Thomas Pieters is in, and former Northwestern star Luke Donald is out. That summed up Tuesday's announcement of the European team's three ...
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Speak up now or risk a lifetime of regretAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - Q. A good friend and I had strong feelings for each other but I (foolishly) would not break up my long-term relationship for him. He ended up engaged to someone else, an...