Columns
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Good News Sunday: Libertyville High environmental science teacher's hands-on approach inspires studentsNov 19, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: This past summer, Libertyville High Scho...
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Punching fellow Republicans and getting on TVNov 19, 2023 12:00 am - There have been more than 2 million illegal border crossings during each of the last two years under President Joe Biden. It should be no surprise then that a September ...
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Bidenomics 2023: Inflation down, prices upNov 19, 2023 12:00 am - The government announced Tuesday that the Consumer Price Index rose 3.2% in October from the same time last year. That is less than the 3.7% prices rose in September, le...
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Metropolis' matching gift campaign, village subsidy help ensure the shows go on in Arlington HeightsNov 18, 2023 12:00 am - Ticket sales are up; subscriptions rose by 35%. But those working to keep Metropolis Performing Arts Centre afloat — at a time when other theaters across the country hav...
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Baseball Way Back: When the A's made their first moveNov 18, 2023 12:00 am - Oakland A's fans had their hearts broken when Major League Baseball owners Thursday voted to allow the A's to flee to Las Vegas in 2028. But they weren't the first A's f...
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Grammar Moses: Make it 2 shots of BOGO SOCO cuz YOLONov 18, 2023 12:00 am - Do you sometimes feel like the world around you is speaking in code? Well, it is. I'm a word watcher, but every so often a "word" that is new to me pops up. My first rea...
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What's behind the surge in deadly crashes involving drugged driversNov 17, 2023 4:30 am - Illinois has a drugged driving problem, and it began well before the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2020. That's among the key findings of a new analysis of t...
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Early-childhood efforts a key to success in lifeNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - As DuPage County state's attorney and a proud member of the executive committee of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois, I strongly support the wide-ranging value of ear...
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A careful look in the mirror shows it's Hamas, not Israel, that supports genocideNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - Mirror politics is accusing your opponents of doing the very thing you yourself are doing or wish to do. That's what's going on in the Middle East right now when anti-Is...
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Drury Lane Theatre's charming 'Cinderella' delights the ears and the eyesNov 16, 2023 10:00 pm - “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella” — ★ ★ ★ Drury Lane Theatre's revival of “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella” is easy on the ears and on the eyes. Lovely to...