Columns
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College Daze: On campuses as in newsrooms, orthodoxy rulesMar 06, 2024 3:15 am - In a recent piece in The Atlantic, former New York Times staffer Adam Rubenstein went public with his firsthand account of what has become the classic story of the Times'...
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We're getting the band back togetherMar 06, 2024 2:00 am - I don't live in the kind of city that gets Lady Gaga live for one night, or Taylor Swift. I live in the kind of city that gets a Journey tribute band that sounds just lik...
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Blackhawks’ Jones needs to point finger at himselfMar 05, 2024 9:04 pm - Blackhawks’ defenseman Seth Jones needs to put some blame for the team’s awful stretch on himself.
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Some idiosyncratic observations of the elections so farMar 04, 2024 2:33 pm - Herewith some idiosyncratic, perhaps eccentric, observations on the electoral contests so far in this presidential cycle. 1. Turnout is down. In the first five contests —...
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Trump scores with the Supreme CourtMar 04, 2024 2:23 pm - The Supreme Court did not have to take up Trump's immunity case. When Jack Smith went to the court and asked them to fast-track the case — avoiding the delay that an appe...
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Why dead trees may be full of lifeMar 04, 2024 12:58 pm - Dead trees are full of life. At least 43 species of birds and 26 species of mammals use dead trees for shelter or food.
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Heun: St. Charles Arts Council to hold plein air competitionMar 04, 2024 6:13 am - St. Charles Arts Council director Kathryn Hill wants to increase the public’s awareness of all the arts events, locations and promotions the city has to offer. One new event this year will be a plein air art competition in August.
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Grammar Moses: Contradicting myselfMar 03, 2024 3:00 pm - Last week’s column looked at the emergence of “unthaw” as a synonym for “thaw” owing to misunderstanding the definition. “’Ravel’ and ‘unravel’ also mean the same thing,”...
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Growing the workforce supports small businesses and increases workplace productivityMar 03, 2024 6:30 am - Small businesses continue to have a remarkably difficult time hiring and retaining talent. This stubborn and persistent problem, which became increasingly pronounced dur...
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Will Williams be the next Chicago sports immortal?Mar 03, 2024 6:15 am - A bright shiny new thing awaits the Bears and all they need to do is point. His name is Caleb Williams and he is OK with it. Being a Bear, I mean. There was some buzz tha...