Columns
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Why the suburbs need to start planning for Chicago’s ‘mansion tax’Feb 18, 2024 5:25 am - In nearby Chicago, city residents face a tax hike on their March 19 primary ballots, but there may even be implications for the suburbs. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and...
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Why more employers are embracing same-day pay for hourly workersFeb 18, 2024 5:08 am - Whenever I ask my clients if they've considered paying their employees within 24 hours after the work is performed, I always get a dubious look. But this attitude is cha...
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Dickinson nets game-winner after Bedard’s incredible goal waved offFeb 17, 2024 4:45 pm - The Blackhawks snap and 8-game winless streak with a 3-2 victory over Ottawa.
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Attacking Israel Crosses Line Into AntisemitismFeb 17, 2024 11:27 am - For years, I have listened to friends and colleagues attack the policies of Israel and even question its right to exist. They always follow up their statements by saying ...
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Crying Over Spilt BeerFeb 17, 2024 10:37 am - There's probably still a bar that uses the old beer schooners. Maybe in Chicago or Topeka or Bemidji, one of those towns with a flair for the traditional, for ethnic saus...
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Hawks’ Bedard details injury, rehab processFeb 16, 2024 7:34 pm - The Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard talks about the hit that broke his jaw, if he knew it was broken right away and more.
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Biden's Super Bowl Shrinkflation Blame GameFeb 16, 2024 6:00 am - President Joe Biden wants to remind you that your Super Bowl party was more expensive than it used to be. The reason, he claims, is corporate greed and “shrinkflation.” I...
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A Supreme compromiseFeb 16, 2024 2:30 am - If there was one lesson to be learned from Bush v. Gore, and its impact on the Supreme Court's credibility, it is that the court should not decide presidential elections....
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Trump, NATO and the mediaFeb 15, 2024 11:06 am - There's an odd dynamic that plays out when former President Donald Trump gives a campaign speech. Many news organizations have imposed a virtual blackout on his appearanc...
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Toward a demotic Republican PartyFeb 15, 2024 10:52 am - What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a d...