Columns
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Hillary Clinton and the alchemy of turning bribes into giftsAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - By Richard Cohen Back when I worked for the claims department of a major insurance company, I got stuff. Some of the stuff consisted of tickets to Broadway shows an...
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Does Trump know what it means to preach law and order?Aug 30, 2016 1:00 am - So far, Donald Trump's outreach to African-Americans has consisted of stereotyping them as impoverished, as attending failed schools and as unemployed, and then asking w...
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Advice on tattoos, political thoughts and slobsAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On counseling a young adult against getting tattoos: I met a gentleman with beautiful tattoos. He had a young sister who wa...
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Imrem: A plan for athletes to consider for urban AmericaAug 29, 2016 5:01 pm - 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick focused attention on inner-city violence by refusing to stand up for the national anthem last week. Kaepernick protested police office...
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Family heirloom brought out of the barnAug 29, 2016 6:00 am - Growing up, Rodney Bettenhausen loved visiting his grandparents' farm. His family made regular treks from their New Lenox home to see them in rural Manhattan. There, Gra...
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Lester: Auditor's report on College of DuPage exists, but few have itAug 29, 2016 5:30 am - There's a bit of mystery surrounding an Illinois Auditor General's report on the College of DuPage. “The Auditor General's report came in today, so we're going to look i...
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Medicare experiment would turn Illinois seniors into guinea pigsAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - Robin Madsen is exhausted from her ongoing battle with breast cancer. "I wouldn't want to drive in the condition I'm in," admitted the Elgin resident. Thanks to the Ame...
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Imrem: Maybe uncomfortable, but peaceful protest is the American WayAug 28, 2016 5:01 pm - What Colin Kaepernick did last week can be viewed two ways. The 49ers quarterback either insulted the men and women who went to war for this country, or he affirmed the ...
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Kasper: For Cubs, priorities come into focus as playoffs get closerAug 28, 2016 10:48 am - With the Cubs embarking on their final month of the regular season, let's keep a few things in mind as they prepare for what is hopefully a long run in October. It could...
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Grammar Moses picks apart refute, rebut, rebuff and rebukeAug 28, 2016 7:30 am - Last week I wrote "God himself" would have trouble writing a good one-column newspaper headline. David Borck of Arlington Heights took me to task for that. "You mentione...