Columns
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: It's a hinge year in history - for Russia and ChinaOct 09, 2022 1:00 am - Will 2022 turn out be a hinge year, as a moment when long-standing trends in geopolitics suddenly shifted in a different direction? This week, two important writers, one...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Are deficits actually going down?Oct 09, 2022 1:00 am - By Veronique de Rugy The president is annoyed. A week ago, during a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus, he complained that "I'm so sick of Republicans saying we'r...
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Like the Brits honoring their queen, give voice to your griefOct 08, 2022 6:00 am - Once in a while, someone asks about your grief who really means it. They want to hear — “How are you feeling?” or “How are you doing?” Should you really talk about your ...
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Lincicome: Out of sync with the times, technology, baseball is most certainly doomedOct 08, 2022 1:00 am - Baseball has brackets. Honest. Byes, too. Yes. I saw this on ESPN with optics and icons, cluttered with all the paraphernalia of significance. A dozen teams are paired o...
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Grammar Moses: A column, the likes of which you'll never readOct 08, 2022 1:00 am - Sometimes, I can answer a reader's letter with a simple "yes" or "no." But what fun would that be? "Mr. Baumann, can anything be done to stop writers from using the phra...
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How to share property ownership with an investment partnerOct 07, 2022 7:00 am - Q. Me and a friend of mine are looking for a fixer-up property to purchase. Each of us is putting half the money down and we will split the mortgage payments and other h...
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Spotlight: Aurora's Copley Theatre concludes inaugural season with world premiere of 'Bull'Oct 07, 2022 6:00 am - Copley Theatre premiere Paramount Theatre's Bold Series concludes its inaugural season with the premiere of "Bull: a love story," Nancy García Lopez's family drama about...
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Dave Heun shares his top spots for a fall walk in the Tri-CitiesOct 07, 2022 6:00 am - Fall has settled in as peak color season brings all of its splendor, making it time to share some of our favorite walking areas and those touted by others. You may see a...
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Illinois ranked 15th in bike-friendly statusOct 07, 2022 6:00 am - Illinois is 15th in the Bicycle Friendly State rankings, but just what does that mean? How does an entire state improve? These are likely to be among the key questions c...
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Why Lake County's top prosecutor isn't bailing on the SAFE-T ActOct 07, 2022 5:20 am - Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow questions whether lawmakers behind Illinois' controversial SAFE-T Act "are deliberately trying to destroy public order." McHen...