Columns
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Fact checking, sanity needed in discussion of IRS hiringOct 25, 2022 1:00 am - One of the provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August provides for increased funding of roughly $80 billion over a decade for the Internal Revenue Servic...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Closed schools join with closed mindsOct 25, 2022 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders COVID school closures hurt American kids. American parents have seen it: The longer schools were closed and replaced with remote learning, the more...
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Guest columnist Chuck Sullivan: Amendment provides necessary assurance on union rightsOct 24, 2022 11:00 pm - When emergency strikes, every second matters. We all want the peace of mind that comes with knowing when we face the worst moments of our lives - a raging fire at our ho...
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Guest columnist Mailee Smith: Illinois workers don't need a fake 'Workers' Rights Amendment'Oct 24, 2022 11:00 pm - You have probably seen TV commercials for the so-called "Workers' Rights Amendment," the proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that appears at the top of the N...
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Vernon Hills teen creates nonprofit to tutor younger students for math competitions and moreOct 24, 2022 5:30 am - Vernon Hills teen Kandarp Vadia always had a wonder for learning math and a passion for teaching. He's been involved in math competitions since fourth grade and now focu...
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'In the wink of an eye, her life was over': The story of ER nurse who died in cycling crashOct 24, 2022 5:15 am - Emergency room nurse Nancy Nozicka could walk up to an unknown patient and leave with their medical — and life — history. “She used to tell me she felt like she was slow...
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Builder won't give attic mold warrantyOct 23, 2022 7:00 am - Q: Our new home is currently being built, and we were worried about mold on the roof rafters. When we pointed this out to the builder, he had the wooden surfaces profess...
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Jim O'Donnell: Olczyk's bittersweet return to the United Center all about unstated valuesOct 23, 2022 6:00 am - EDDIE OLCZYK WILL RETURN to the United Center Sunday afternoon. If he can stand the stink. After 16 seasons in the Blackhawks broadcast booth, the distinctive Chicago na...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: 'Go away, kid. Ya bother me'Oct 23, 2022 1:00 am - I don't live in Rhode Island. I live right next door to Rhode Island, in Massachusetts. This means that I don't vote in Rhode Island, but I am deluged with television ad...
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Bagels, cream cheese and delightful changes, both big and smallOct 22, 2022 7:00 am - Did you ever meet a friend or a partner who changed your whole life? It happened to me, and my life took a totally different course. This is great luck if it's a good an...