Columns
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On the road to the vernal poolsMar 09, 2024 10:19 am - It's Newt Night. Frog Fest. Salamanderpalooza. The temperature is brushing up against 50 where I live, and it's been drizzling for a couple of days. And so, the amphibian...
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A new fiscal commission must heed the lesson of '97Mar 09, 2024 10:12 am - The Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee made news recently by announcing that if his party is serious about changing the fiscal path we are on, they'll have...
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Building a friendship: How Geneva homebuilder, Iraq War veteran bonded during construction of a home with smart technologyMar 08, 2024 6:00 am - When Geneva builder George Havlicek agreed to construct a home for Iraq War veteran Patrick Scrogin through Gary Sinise’s RISE foundation, he didn’t know he’d also be building a lasting friendship with Scrogin.
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Breaking out the crystal ball for the Class 3A, 4A state tourneysMar 08, 2024 6:00 am - It’s time for more predictions, this time for the IHSA Class 3A and 4A semifinals and finals.
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McConnell's Judicial Gamesmanship Clears Path for Trump Second TermMar 08, 2024 4:45 am - Mitch McConnell has announced he will step down from his leadership of Senate Republicans at the end of the year. Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wished McConnel...
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Post Snoozer Tuesday reflections on what ‘pivotal’ means in politicsMar 07, 2024 3:38 pm - Pundits did not call the 15 primary elections this past week “Snoozer” Tuesday for nothing, Oh, the broadcast media did their best to call the night “pivotal” and, of cou...
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How, when to fish more important than where to fishMar 07, 2024 6:06 am - The last few weeks I wrote about some things to help you catch some fish now that the weather is telling us that open-water season has arrived. I am receiving emails than...
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Silvy: The stage is yours, Ryan Poles. The NFL off-season is about to heat upMar 07, 2024 6:05 am - And down the stretch they come. It’s Caleb Williams followed by Justin Fields and a trade down in a tight race. Drake Maye trails by two lengths. Jayden Daniels a distant...
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Once intense competitors, now best of friends. ‘Fox Valley Basketball Reunion’ is a celebration of gameMar 07, 2024 5:58 am - About 125 former and current Fox Valley basketball coaches and friends of the game gathered last week for a second annual reunion.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of letting voters voteMar 07, 2024 3:30 am - The Colorado Supreme Court decided in December that former President Donald Trump did not qualify for the 2024 ballot because he incited the Jan. 6, 2021, “insurrection” ...