Columns
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Imperfect miracles and the struggles of transplant patientsMay 30, 2023 1:00 am - I felt like I knew her, even though I never met her, because I read every word Amy Silverstein wrote. Her first book, written after her first heart transplant in 1988, ...
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Suburban Mosaic: Landmark Muslim bills on their way to becoming lawsMay 29, 2023 5:30 am - Two landmark pieces of state legislation, one requiring halal/kosher foods be made available at public facilities and another providing Muslim imams access into prisons ...
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Ziehm: How two-time Illinois Open champ Cooke figured into Schwab Challenge dramaMay 29, 2023 1:00 am - The high drama at Sunday's Charles Schwab Challenge on the PGA Tour centered on the eventual winner, Emiliano Grillo, and Adam Schenk, the loser in a two-hole playoff to...
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Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Memorial Day - reflection and renewalMay 29, 2023 1:00 am - Memorial Day is cause for contemplation as well as ceremonies. Parades featuring people in uniform - those currently serving, those who have served and others who prote...
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The home inspector has no clothesMay 28, 2023 7:00 am - Q: Last year, we purchased a 1947 home. Since then, we've noticed a lot of new cracks in the plaster walls and some unevenness of the floors. Before buying the house, we...
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Good News Sunday: Meet the suburban spellers heading to the Scripps national beeMay 28, 2023 6:00 am - Good News Sunday: Meet the suburban spellers heading to the Scripps national bee
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Lincicome: While the Indy 500 is no longer the greatest anything, it still is a spectacleMay 28, 2023 1:00 am - I see by the ambulances lined up there in Turn 2 of the Old Brickyard, it is time once again for the Indianapolis 500, an American institution, as is, I might add, Arlin...
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John Cerasani left a secure, well-paid job. Now he's bending elbows with the rich and famousMay 28, 2023 1:00 am - How does John Cerasani describe what John Cerasani does for a living? "A retired serial entrepreneur, now a venture capitalist," he said, in a voice that could qualify h...
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Breaking down key postseason matchups in a busy week for high school sportsMay 28, 2023 1:00 am - Is it June yet? During the many years I spent as a full-time high school sports writer and editor, we would start asking that question during the blizzards of winter, an...
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Jim O'Donnell: "Last Dance," last chance at predicting a perfect Michael Jordan endingMay 28, 2023 1:00 am - THERE WAS A STRONG SENSE that it was instant sports history - a place in time that might endure forever. There were more subtle underpinnings that it would be a singular...