Columns
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The search for the next great Bears quarterback takes an inevitable turnOct 22, 2023 7:00 am - The scramble to find out who in the wide world of eastern West Virginia is Tyson Bagent has been made necessary by the inevitable shelving of Justin Fields, who came to ...
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Baseball Way Back: From Cubs All-Star to Giant successOct 22, 2023 7:00 am - Part 3 of 3 When looking back on Shawon Dunston's career with the Cubs, one can't help thinking of the iconic image of the Shawon-O-Meter. The 30-by-40-inch sign with re...
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Jim O'Donnell: If only the trade of Fields would mean enormous futuristic changes at Hollow HallOct 22, 2023 7:00 am - IMAGINE THAT SUDDENLY HOVERING over Halas Hall was a merciful associate pro football god. Kind of like a bigger Babbitt than Roger Goodell, only with civic empathy and e...
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Good News Sunday: Wheaton woman's nonprofit helps discarded items find a useful futureOct 22, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: For Kay McKeen, finding new homes for us...
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Beyond 'Midwest nice': Creative bravery unleashedOct 22, 2023 1:00 am - For me, there is nothing like the initial viewing of a creative advertising campaign that our team created. I get goose bumps. The ability of our staff to tap into core...
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Taylor Swift should run everythingOct 22, 2023 1:00 am - As a culture, and as a republic, we should just give up and let Taylor Swift run everything. It's probably going to happen anyway, so we might as well get on her good si...
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Backyard 'zoo' offers joy, if we just stop and lookOct 21, 2023 6:00 am - Watching backyard birds and chipmunks and squirrels is entertaining. And since Baheej died, it is an especially welcome diversion. A very positive one. And, of course, f...
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Facts Matter: False posts deny anyone was killed during Hamas attackOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - Since the Israel-Hamas war began earlier this month, thousands of people have been killed, many taken hostage, a great amount of destruction to the area and innumerable ...
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Grammar Moses: You're a sight for sore eyesOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - "What a sight!" I exclaimed as I gazed across the Cliffs of Moher on the west coast of Ireland. "I've never seen anything like this." A higher-up in the Chicago Bears or...
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Radon poses 'big risk,' at schools, experts say. But few follow testing recommendationOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - Despite recommendations that schools be tested for radon every five years, 85 out of 100 suburban school districts have not done so — and more than half of the 15 that d...