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Foligno excited about challenge that lies aheadJan 13, 2024 9:41 pm - Blackhawks forward Nick Foligno talks about 2-year, $9 million contract extension he signed Friday.
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Grammar Moses: Upbraiding is not a good lookJan 13, 2024 12:53 pm - I once came across the word “upbraid” in my readings and smiled because teenage me saw this word differently. I confess that many years ago when I first saw the word comp...
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Celebrate King’s life by living his dreamJan 13, 2024 12:13 pm - As we approach what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 95th birthday, I am writing to encourage everyone to honor the legacy of the civil rights icon by working...
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Democracy not at risk, but not operating optimallyJan 13, 2024 11:14 am - Is democracy at risk this election year? Yup, is the answer given by President Joe Biden in a recent speech ahead of the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on...
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Lights at the end of dayJan 12, 2024 2:15 pm - Understand. I live in an urban area full of old multifamily homes and Hyundai sedans with duct tape on the upholstery. This means that my small, northeastern city looks b...
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‘I knew I had to come and do a show here’: St. Charles native returns to perform at Moonlight TheatreJan 12, 2024 6:45 am - A stroll through downtown St. Charles last summer with his friend Keith Orland brought back plenty of childhood memories for professional magician Terry Evanswood. It als...
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Where was Lloyd?Jan 11, 2024 12:24 pm - It is exactly what Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III did not want. Clearly, he didn't want anyone to know that he, like millions of American men, had been diagnosed with...
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Populist politicians aren't so divided on economic issues, and that's bad newsJan 11, 2024 12:10 pm - The political landscape is often portrayed as deeply polarized. The two sides, it is said, can't agree on anything. Even worse, if one side supports a position, that's re...
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‘Killers’ and Hollywood’s White Savior SyndromeJan 11, 2024 9:06 am - Martin Scorsese’s critically lauded box office hit “Killers of the Flower Moon” begins streaming globally on Apple TV+ on Friday. This daring, unsparing historical drama ...
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All right, let’s talk about the weather ... and how we cover itJan 11, 2024 9:04 am - “Ah, the weather,” a famous saying begins. “Everyone always talks about it but no one ever does anything about it.” Of course, the humor in that remark lies in the fact t...