Columns
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Who had the top prep basketball performances last week?Jan 12, 2026 5:41 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top boys and girls basketball performances from last week.
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How to build a better, more efficient fireJan 12, 2026 7:00 am - We get smoke indoors from our wood-burning fireplace, but want to use it to save cut our utility bills. What are some fire building techniques to create less smoke?
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Dietz: Hawks’ Commesso adds to a memorable Saturday nightJan 11, 2026 4:29 pm - John Dietz:, As the Bears came back against the Packers on Saturday night, another dream came true 500 miles away when goaltender Drew Commesso stopped 36 shots to backstop the Blackhawks to an unlikely 3-0 victory.
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College Achievers: Montini product lights it up on both ends of the court for IWUJan 11, 2026 2:58 pm - College Achievers: Along with scoring her high of 37 points, Illinois Wesleyan senior guard Sawyer White, a graduate of Montini Catholic High School, established a program record for steals on her way to D3Hoops.com “Team of the Week.”
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Bears will find out how far belief (and cheese graters) can take themJan 11, 2026 2:42 pm - Jon Greenberg: “Belief” is a word the Bears have used often to describe what has gone on this season.
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Unsmart VenezuelaJan 11, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Of course, we'll die for oil. The Venezuelans will die for oil. Special Forces will die for oil. Navy SEALS will die for oil. Babies. Old men. Cats. Nonverbal autistic people. We'll all die for just a little more of the black stuff.
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Congress must step up to stop Greenland threatsJan 11, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: If you had asked anyone a year ago to think of a scenario where two NATO members could come to blows over an island, the answer would have been Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Now, however, the answer seems to be Denmark, the United States and Greenland.
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This Bears-Packers coaching rivalry could be specialJan 10, 2026 10:58 pm - Bears coach Ben Johnson started out slowly in his rivalry game against Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur, but managed to get the last handshake.
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Can Caleb Williams continue to change the script in Bears-Packers rivalry?Jan 10, 2026 3:32 pm - Kids these days believe everything is scripted. They talk conspiratorially of “scriptwriters” plotting out everything they see on their phones, tablets and TVs. Who can blame them? Reality stars are real celebrities, and social media is our window to the world.
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Tips to make this your best business year yet: How smart planning sets you up for successJan 10, 2026 1:30 pm - It’s the start of a new year, a perfect moment for small businesses to hit refresh and set the stage for growth.