Columns
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Making a tough job tougher: Endorsements coming for March 19 primariesFeb 27, 2024 4:15 am - A recent conversation between Daily Herald Editorial Board members about a particular political race was timely and telling. In order to manage the large number of candid...
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Five must-follow steps for housewares inventors to sell their dream productsFeb 26, 2024 1:38 pm - So you have a really great housewares invention. You have been through rounds of prototype development and finally have the product of your dreams. What happens next? H...
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Disturbing truth and the Vietnam MemorialFeb 25, 2024 5:21 pm - It felt as if someone were standing on my chest. I could not seem to get enough air into my lungs. It couldn’t be a heart attack. I was still relatively young and in good...
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Social media post of parade shooter has been used for other incidentsFeb 25, 2024 7:55 am - A shooting in Kansas City during the Feb. 14 victory parade celebrating the Super Bowl Champion Chiefs left one person dead and 22 injured. Shortly after the tragic incident, a post on social media appeared to identify the shooter. But that’s not accurate, according to the Associated Press.
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Jim O'Donnell: Nothing chilly about the reception the great Chelios will get todayFeb 25, 2024 6:00 am - AS AHMET ERTEGUN, the recording business legend, undoubtedly once told David Geffen, “When the new stuff isn't selling, put out a greatest hits album.” That's what th...
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Baseball Way Back: How Banks, Baker opened the Cubs’ Negro League connectionFeb 25, 2024 6:00 am - Part 2 of 2 Six years after Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, Ernie Banks and Gene Baker were the first Black players on the Cubs. It woul...
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Pippen still trying to tell his storyFeb 25, 2024 6:00 am - Why anyone in Tasmania should care about Scottie Pippen’s hurt feelings is beyond me, not to mention why anyone in greater Australia would even know who Pippen is, never ...
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Is Illinois’ film tax credit luring Hollywood to the heartland?Feb 25, 2024 5:15 am - While Chicago has long been used as a stand-in for fictional and real settings, the suburbs have also become a destination for film and television companies seeking a spe...
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Auto repair reform has strengthened Illinois’ economyFeb 25, 2024 5:11 am - When your car breaks down, you take it to a mechanic. Sometimes, the repairs are paid for under your manufacturer’s warranty. Sometimes they are not, and you pay for the ...
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Good News Sunday: Why police say helping Special Olympics is good for the soulFeb 25, 2024 5:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about cops volunteering for Special Olympics, a teen with cancer gifted a trip to Cubs spring training, and a senior vow renewal ceremony on Valentine’s Day.