Columns
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Spotlight: Laugh it up this weekend at Zanies RosemontDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - NYE at Zanies Stand-up comedian and sketch comedy veteran Steph Tolev (Comedy Central's "The Ringers" and the web series "Steph & Deb") headlines Zanies Rosemont ov...
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Guest columnist Cristobal Cavazos: Understanding the border crisis through the heart of ChristmasDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - El Paso, Texas: Christmas images of migrant children and their parents huddled together, historic arctic freeze, the certainty of uncertainty and that sick feeling that ...
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Widescreen: Five unsung heroes from 2022's biggest hitsDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - Widescreen's year-end wrapup of big- and small-screen entertainment often looks past the names on the marquee. Here are five people who deserve more credit for 2022's gr...
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Theater year in review: Marriott, Goodman, Metropolis add new leadership while Copley Theatre debuts in AuroraDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - The only constant is change. That's certainly true of Chicago-area theater, which continues to grapple with the lingering effects of the COVID-19-related shutdown along ...
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Pot liquor from cooking beans and leftover ham packs this humble soup with flavorDec 28, 2022 5:00 am - Did you have ham on Christmas? One consultant in The Washington Post estimated that 15% of households did in 2019. I would guess that number went up this year, given the...
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The best of the products that made a healthy impact in 2022Dec 28, 2022 5:00 am - With a new year just around the corner, this is the time when I look back to see what useful products I discovered. The column that received the most 2022 emails was my ...
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Guest columnist Lucy Chang Evans: You're never too old to learn new thingsDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - If you can remember the 1986 movie "Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield, you might be in my age group. In the movie, Dangerfield plays Thornton Mellon, a rich old ma...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even when Ditka didn't want him, Jim Harbaugh and his iron will never waveredDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - THE FIRST MEETING WITH JIM HARBAUGH was memorable. So memorable that it's odd to likely be pulling for Harbaugh and No. 2 Michigan (13-0) to beat Max Duggan and No. 3 TC...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Congress has a fiscal road map; it just needs to use itDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - Dealing with high inflation and an increasingly shaky economy, Americans are forced to make tougher spending choices. With public debt at an all-time high, government sh...
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You saw what kind of owl? Murphy's Law in natureDec 27, 2022 5:00 am - I've been a naturalist for decades and I have come to accept the fact that Mother Nature hates me. If I schedule a stargazing program, it will be overcast and the owls w...