Columns
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Grammar Moses: Repeat after me ... Don't be redundantJan 16, 2023 12:00 am - As I've written before, repetition can be used quite effectively in writing, especially if you're crafting a song. You want the refrain to really tie the tune together. ...
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O'Donnell: Kevin Warren is no saint and that's the way Bears fans should like itJan 15, 2023 5:30 am - THE FIRST WAVE OF CHICAGO MEDIA REACTION to the hiring of Kevin Warren as next president of the Bears pushed the man to the doorstep of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It...
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Why Warren hire is curious for both Bears, Big TenJan 15, 2023 5:00 am - It is not unusual for the Bears to move the furniture around after littering another season with their own special kind of feng shui; that is, making an odor seem like a...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: What the Democratic trifecta hath wroughtJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - America has just exited a biennium of Democratic trifecta - control by the nation's and the world's oldest political party of the White House and majorities in the Senat...
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GOP isn't stronger with McCarthyJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - Can newly installed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy deliver on the promises and deals that he floated on his tortured journey to claiming the gavel? Team GOP's handshake sp...
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Permit peril: Will new owners have to restore converted garage bedroom to original use?Jan 14, 2023 6:00 am - Q: We received a notice from our local building department informing us that our garage was converted to a bedroom without a building permit. The conversion was actually...
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Do you really know your ancestry? You might be surprisedJan 14, 2023 5:00 am - I thought I pretty much knew my ancestry - had lots of information on both sides of the family. Not growing up, but once I started looking into it, which was about age 2...
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Facts Matter: Copycat 'QAnon Shaman' not part of Brazil riotsJan 14, 2023 12:00 am - Rioters supporting Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings last week in the capital city of BrasÃlia, protesting new President Lu...
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Can an association police your car's plate registration?Jan 13, 2023 6:00 am - Q. Residents in our condominium association park vehicles in a common element parking lot. There is no assigned parking. The new rules for our association permit the boa...
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Spotlight: Artists from around the world converge for Chicago International Puppet Theater FestivalJan 13, 2023 5:00 am - 12 days of puppetry Artists from Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Norway, Japan, South Africa, Spain and the United States - including Chicago, New York and Bos...