Columns
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Grammar Moses: When bad grammar makes your heart raceNov 05, 2023 5:00 am - I'd like to tell you that reading this column will make you feel better, and that might not just be wishful thinking. It might, however, offer the equivalent of patting ...
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Manzo: The real story on who moves out of, into, and stays in IllinoisNov 05, 2023 4:00 am - Reports of Illinois' population decline have been greatly exaggerated. For years, the media and people in Springfield have used faulty "population estimates" to suggest ...
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Child in Halloween costume misidentified as crisis actorNov 05, 2023 12:00 am - The Israel-Hamas conflict began when militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7. But some conspiracy theorists claim none of it is actually happening and images of the war are ...
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Spring backward, stumble to the sideNov 05, 2023 12:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion Syndicated columnist People can get stuck on an idea. After they do, they can only see the world in relation to that idea. If Jesus comes back ridin...
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Mr. Speaker, no time to abandon policy that made America greatNov 05, 2023 12:00 am - I was gratified to learn that Mike Johnson, the newly elected Republican speaker of the House of Representative, believes immigration is the most serious threat to the c...
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Baseball Way Back: 'Capital punisher' was also a gentle giantNov 05, 2023 12:00 am - They called him "The Capital Punisher," a nod to both his home team, the Washington Senators, and the unremitting justice he meted out with his mighty bat. With that gav...
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Living in the shadow of dead treesNov 04, 2023 10:00 am - Q: The neighbors who live behind us have three large cottonwood trees that border our back fence. Unfortunately, these trees are dead. Two years ago, our insurance compa...
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Start making a plan for the holidaysNov 04, 2023 9:00 am - I always plan for holidays, even if I will be alone. And many of us who live far from family have had lots of practice figuring out what to do alone on a major holiday....
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Blackhawks figure out how to score early to beat FloridaNov 04, 2023 1:00 am - Nick Foligno's been in the NHL a long time. He's seen a lot of great teams, mediocre teams and terrible teams. So after any game - even one like Saturday's at the United...
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Poles put a lot on the line with trade for Montez SweatNov 04, 2023 1:00 am - What is Ryan Poles doing? It's what we are all trying to figure out after yet another tumultuous week at Halas Hall. Is the general manager slowly but surely putting the...