Columns
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Toward a demotic Republican PartyFeb 15, 2024 10:52 am - What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a d...
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A league of their own: Girls flag football becomes IHSA sportFeb 14, 2024 5:27 pm - The Illinois High School Association on Wednesday officially sanctioned a girls flag football season and state series starting this August.
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The President's Tightrope: Biden Steers Between the Necessary and the PopularFeb 14, 2024 11:17 am - Civil War lore has it that after Gen. Ulysses S. Grant turned the Union's lackluster war performance around, his critics complained to President Abraham Lincoln about Gra...
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Joe Biden, Secret AgentFeb 14, 2024 11:08 am - To me, the greatest secret agent in the world of fiction is not the glamorous James Bond, but the low-key George Smiley. He's the portly, elderly, unassuming spymaster in...
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How to boost your professionalism at workFeb 14, 2024 10:28 am - Most workplaces have changed substantially in the last four years. Some of the more obvious changes can be attributed to the global pandemic and rise in remote work. Othe...
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Neighbors in the News: Districts 21 and 59 hire joint director of School Safety and SecurityFeb 12, 2024 3:37 pm - • Following the approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Elk Grove-based Community Consolidated School District 59, the Community Consolidated School District 21 B...
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A false and unfair confusionFeb 12, 2024 12:36 pm - One of them confused Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi — both are, after all, women, whose first initial begins with an “N.” One of them confused the president of Mexico with...
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Facts matter: Microsoft not disabling computers for content violationsFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - A claim that Microsoft will be shutting down personal computers is the subject of an article posted to social media. “Microsoft To Disable Computers of Users Who Share ‘N...
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Good News Sunday: Batavia High’s Jim Nazos enjoying opportunity to coach son NateFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we look at a father coaching his son in basketball, how forest preserve volunteers help keep trails safe, and a longtime Wheeling volunteer honored by the village.
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Jim O'Donnell: If Kyle Shanahan can't pick a winner, how can America?Feb 11, 2024 6:00 am - AN ESTEEMED ANTIGUA-BASED ODDSMAKER once said: “Everything in life starts out at 50-50. It happens or it doesn't.” Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs +2 today? It hap...