Columns
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Racy whites for summer provide a pop of acidityMay 30, 2016 6:00 am - Like Eskimos and snow, wine geeks have plenty of words for acidity. There's tart (a positive descriptor) and sour (negative). There's crisp (like green apples) and lemo...
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Rozner: Just imagine the Olympics in ChicagoMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois doesn't get lucky very often. Well, there was the time Carmelo Anthony didn't sign here, but mostly it's just bad. Bridges crumbling, roads falling apart, mass ...
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Low wage payers set a low bar for wage earnersMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - I'm a Chicago home care worker, and I just stormed the headquarters of one of our country's largest employers: McDonald's. Why should I care about McDonald's? While I m...
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Elgin Memorial Day service honors fallen sailors from Pearl Harbor attackMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Confusion, shock, and quick planning followed Pearl Harbor attack
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Minimum wage increase is barrier to entering the workforceMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Last week, McDonald's corporate headquarters in Oak Brook was inundated with protesters bused in by the Service Employees International Union, which is in the midst of a...
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Lester: New Sox announcer gives hope to others with cerebral palsyMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Lifelong White Sox fans Grace and Sam Brandon of Schaumburg had already warmed to Jason Benetti, the team's new home game announcer with the smooth baritone. Then the tw...
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Minimum wage increase is barrier to entering the workforceMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Last week, McDonald's corporate headquarters in Oak Brook was inundated with protesters bused in by the Service Employees International Union, which is in the midst of a...
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Kasper: With growing technology, MLB should make more changesMay 29, 2016 10:48 am - Major League Baseball is in a time of technological transition, which is presenting some pretty interesting opportunities and challenges. A couple years ago, MLB institu...
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Grammar Moses: You read this column, while I write it. Or do you?May 29, 2016 7:30 am - Regular reader Jamie Daniel of Geneva writes me from time to time with column ideas. She will admit she has seen a great deal of change in everyday English over the cour...
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Career Coach: Take the day off. It might lead to a better decision.May 29, 2016 7:13 am - In the 1980s classic movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Ferris says to his friend, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could m...