Columns
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Biden, the Senate and the border fiascoFeb 08, 2024 10:01 am - Joe Biden is supposed to know something about legislating. After all, he spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate. He must have learned something in those decades. And yet Biden...
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Secretary of State Makes Time for AfricaFeb 08, 2024 9:43 am - While Secretary of State Antony Blinken is getting attention this week for his trip to the Middle East to seek diplomatic solutions to the Israel-Gaza war, he also has be...
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Silvy: An open letter to Caleb Williams from Bears fansFeb 08, 2024 6:51 am - It didn’t take long. Just a day after last week’s column where I cautioned Bears fans not to believe the gossip that was sure to come surrounding Caleb Williams, rumors s...
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The wrestling Jasinski siblings support each other, as long as they’re not on the same matFeb 08, 2024 6:00 am - Put Grant High School students and siblings Ayane and Vince Jasinski in a competitive situation, like a wrestling mat, and you’re asking for trouble. “We don’t let them w...
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Jim O'Donnell: Live from Las Vegas, Dan Patrick continues to own Super Bowl week chatterFeb 08, 2024 6:00 am - IF THERE WAS ANY LINGERING QUESTION about Dan Patrick being the most engaging daily sports talker in America, he's putting it to rest in Las Vegas this week. Patrick ...
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Yesterday: When the masses and the mass media intersectFeb 08, 2024 2:00 am - Funny thing. No one asked Paul, John, George or Ringo whether to vote for Barry Goldwater or Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was l...
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Hawks fail to break scoring slump in 2-1 lossFeb 07, 2024 11:38 pm - John Dietz puts on his detective's hat to see how the Blackhawks’ can find some offense.
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Good restaurant vs. great restaurant: How to tell the differenceFeb 07, 2024 9:53 am - Columnist Izzy Kharasch offers his take on the difference between a good restaurant and a great one.
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Systemic lying corrodes once-great institutionsFeb 06, 2024 2:40 pm - The last six or seven months have been a couple of tough seasons for public policies based on lies. Two examples come to mind. One is the Disinformation industry, which h...
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Could RFK's border spotlight spare America from 2020 retreads?Feb 06, 2024 2:36 pm - There's a video that shows Robert F. Kennedy Jr., presidential candidate, walking in what looks like the California hills with his dog. The Democrat-turned-independent se...