Columns
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: The scope of the longterm challenge China posesDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - As surging COVID cases in China were matched by growing protests against the government's "zero COVID" policy last week, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns took tim...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Will this year's lame-duck session bring back a bad idea?Dec 04, 2022 12:00 am - Democrats have lost the House of Representatives and, along with it, the chance to pass more of their preferred policies in 2023. This makes the "lame duck" period befor...
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Savor time when you or a loved one has 'The Conversation'Dec 03, 2022 5:00 am - I recently learned about what medical professionals call "The Conversation." It's when they must tell a patient they cannot cure or fix their ailment. As it turns out, t...
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Facts Matter: Soccer players didn't die from vaccineDec 03, 2022 12:00 am - Before the beginning of the FIFA World Cup, a post appeared to link the deaths of soccer players and coaches to the COVID-19 vaccine. The Instagram post, which first app...
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Grammar Moses: 'Gaslighting' sparks dictionary lookupsDec 03, 2022 12:00 am - Before flipping the calendar to December, the lexicographers at Merriam-Webster rolled the dice and released their list of most popular lookups for 2022. I guess if "Mys...
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Condo's term limits for board members is not bindingDec 02, 2022 6:00 am - BY DAVID M. BENDOFF Q: The bylaws for our condominium provide that board members can succeed themselves on the board. Board members serve for terms of two-years. The de...
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The fire-building basics with homemade fire startersDec 02, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I have a nice wood-burning fireplace, but it is difficult to get a good fire started. Do you have any tips to help me so the room does not fill with smoke as it start...
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How Jeans and a Cute Top shop helped establish First Street as a shopping destination in St. CharlesDec 02, 2022 5:00 am - As St. Charles officials ponder the community plaza phase of the now 16-year-old First Street revitalization project, they could point to a women's boutique store as exh...
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Tickets for Cleve Carney Museum's Andy Warhol exhibit on sale SaturdayDec 02, 2022 5:00 am - The Cleve Carney Museum of Art's Andy Warhol exhibition doesn't open for six months, but timed, dated tickets for "Warhol: Featuring Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Po...
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Misconduct or a team player? Naperville cop's firing winds up in federal courtDec 02, 2022 4:00 am - Was a veteran police officer fired this fall for misconduct involving falsified traffic stop information, or for failing to play along with a quota system he believes to...