Columns
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Some thoughts on the 7th National Day of Racial Healing town hallJan 23, 2024 8:58 am - The W.K. Kellogg Foundation recently presented its seventh National Day of Racial Healing town hall on NBC News NOW, which was broadcast from Los Angeles. The town hall i...
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Candidates: Don't let interest costs derail your presidential plansJan 23, 2024 8:56 am - Remember when Republicans on the campaign trail would talk about how they would make sure to put the U.S. on a fiscally sane path? I miss that time. While a few of the cu...
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Along for the Ride: Don’t be a statistic in 2024 by using safe cycling practicesJan 23, 2024 6:00 am - With freezing temperatures, snowy/icy roads and less daylight, winter cajoles us off the bike saddle to a safer activity, setting cycling goals. Catalogued among my past ...
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Rough call: NHL snubs Blackhawks’ DickinsonJan 22, 2024 7:32 pm - John Dietz says the NHL messed up by not choosing Jason Dickinson as an injury replacement for the All-Star Game.
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Iowa caucuses are hardly representativeJan 22, 2024 4:11 pm - I’m continually amused by all the fuss the media gives the Iowa caucuses. Iowa is a state that according to the 2023 census data is 89.8% white, with residents achieving ...
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Ageism and the race for presidentJan 22, 2024 4:10 pm - A s I read the recent Daily Herald article about Mardell Schumacher stepping down from the District 59 school board after 35 years of distinguished service, I couldn’t he...
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Developmentally disabled need helpJan 22, 2024 4:01 pm - When we moved from Ohio to Illinois we assumed that our son David would move into a small group home in a neighborhood. When we started looking for placement, we were tol...
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Neighbors in the News: Resources for Community Living names new executive directorJan 22, 2024 12:46 pm - • Elizabeth McGrath of Port Barrington was named executive director of Rolling Meadows-based Resources for Community Living (RCL), a nonprofit organization dedicated to a...
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From hard rock to hard news: The switch from writing about music to designing front pagesJan 21, 2024 6:14 pm - For the last two decades, breaking news for me meant Riot Fest dropped a lineup update or Ravinia announced a new summer show. Now the phrase has taken on a whole new mea...
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Behind the photo: All you need is a little lightJan 21, 2024 6:01 pm - "The way to deal with darkness is not by hiding, but by lighting another candle - by adding one more light." Rabbi Mendel Shemtov, who directs Chabad Jewish Center of Elg...