Columns
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Incoming Republicans: Don't fight dems, fight inflationNov 10, 2022 12:00 am - Republicans want to take over Congress and on Tuesday they appear likely to have gotten their wish. Assuming they actually do end up winning both the House and Senate, t...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Super Bowl. Chistmas Day. Election Night.Nov 10, 2022 12:00 am - Election Night has often been described as the newspaper's Super Bowl. It's not a perfect analogy because everyone seems to care about reading, watching and analyzing th...
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Widescreen: Big-screen events starring Batman and Superman's momNov 09, 2022 10:00 pm - Director Matt Reeves reinvented the Caped Crusader for the big screen earlier this year in a three-hour, David Fincher-esque crime epic called "The Batman," with Robert ...
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Here's a twist on Thanksgiving's classic green bean casseroleNov 09, 2022 5:00 am - In my preteen years, we had two Thanksgiving dinners, one at each grandparent's house since both lived in the same town. No wonder my weight issues began at 11 years old...
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Spotlight: Andersen classic 'Steadfast Tin Soldier' returns to Lookingglass TheatreNov 09, 2022 5:00 am - True-blue trooper Lookingglass Theatre remounts its acclaimed "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," a show that incorporates puppets and circus arts to tell Hans Christian A...
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O'Donnell: Forget about Bobby Douglass, Justin Fields' new best friend is the safety slideNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - IF THE BEARS GET LUCKY, Justin Fields will never again rush for 178 yards as he did last Sunday at Soldier Field. He won't even come close. The Bears lost to Miami, 35-3...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Early voting: not goodNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Some 640,000 Pennsylvanians voted ahead of the Oct. 25 debate between Democratic hopeful John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz, who are running for an open U.S. Senate...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Not with a 10-foot pollNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - Don't read any more polls, not even if the midterms are here. Well, actually, you don't "read" polls. You "look at" polls. They're just numbers, although you can read a ...
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Lack of fun, exaggerated visual effects ding the drama in anxiously awaited 'Black Panther' sequelNov 07, 2022 10:00 pm - “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” - ★ ★ The anxiously awaited sequel to 2018's critical and box-office hit “Black Panther” provides a textbook example of what happens whe...
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Suburban Mosaic: Retired Elgin Latina cop receives lifetime achievement awardNov 07, 2022 4:30 am - The Hispanic Illinois State Law Enforcement Association recently awarded Jo Ann Armenta of Elgin, a retired Illinois State Police sergeant, the Hector Jordan Lifetime Ac...