Columns
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Is ‘common sense’ a legal standard? If so, anything goesJun 24, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: If you think federal regulators care about data-driven, evidence-based policymaking, a case currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will leave you scratching your head.
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Trump isn’t looking for cease-fire. He wants a no-nukes IranJun 24, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: President Donald Trump sees what needs to happen in the Middle East as Israel and Iran take their decades-long war out of the shadows. Push for a ceasefire? Not really.
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Who were the top Bulls players drafted outside the top 10?Jun 23, 2025 4:07 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top Bulls players selected outside the top 10 in the NBA draft.
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When the Beach Boys turned into menJun 23, 2025 2:45 pm - Guest columnist : Around 10 years younger than the Beach Boys, I grew up listening to their music. As if I had a choice. The never-ending replays actually gave me a headache.Then one winter day when we had freezing rain, I heard a song that touched my heart.
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Poppy seed dressing an instant time machineJun 23, 2025 6:00 am - For a very special occasion, Nana would take her first grandson, Donny, all dressed up, to lunch at The Dominion Room in Evanston, a “charming colonial-style tearoom.” All-grown-up Don Mauer clearly remembers their poppy seed dressing, so he decided to build a time machine and make his own version.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Solecki to Purdue, Washington to Michigan StateJun 22, 2025 2:33 pm - Football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran reports that Downers Grove North’s Aiden Solecki committed to Purdue on Sunday while St. Francis’ recently committed to Michigan State.
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Facts Matter: Attack helicopter not deployed for Los Angeles protestsJun 22, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that a U.S. Marine helicopter monitored protests in Los Angeles, air raid sirens were created in Britain to warn of a virus outbreak and more.
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More transparency will support small businesses in IllinoisJun 21, 2025 3:08 pm - In my opinion, most politicians care deeply about their constituents. It also seems policymakers across Illinois, regardless of their party affiliation, want to support s...
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Russian and Iranian threats dim in summer brightnessJun 21, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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The Fifth EstateJun 21, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The fewer newspapers we have in this country, the more people we have who call themselves “journalists.”