Columns
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:Apr 30, 2023 1:00 am - If there is one thing I like about Tucker Carlson, it's that he knows how to dress. White shirt. Striped tie. Blue blazer. I dress like that myself, and I've always thou...
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Dispensing too much - or too little: 8% of suburban gas pump lines failed inspection last yearApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - Motorists filling up at the Thorntons in Third Lake last year had a one in three shot of getting a pump that wasn't dispensing the right amount of fuel. Annual records f...
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Grammar Moses: Of malaphors and misplaced modifiersApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - Battling cancer is hard enough for a child. But having to also battle a sibling is simply too much. Such was the conclusion you might draw from reading a headline in a r...
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Couples owning a single unit cannot serve on the board togetherApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - Q: We live in an almost 100-home community association. As a result of low owner involvement and a vacancy on the board, our elected secretary's husband wants to be appo...
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Improvise! That's how 'Are You There God?' director elicited natural performances from film's young actorsApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - For almost half a century, novelist Judy Blume had a single word for filmmakers interested in creating a movie from her iconic 1970 book "Are You There God? It's Me, Mar...
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World War I historian, author unravels legend of Sgt. Alvin York at 'Date With History' lectureApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - Any military history buff would find the "Date With History" presentations at the Visitor's Center of the First Division Museum and Cantigny Park in Wheaton to be intere...
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Spotlight: 'Abbott Elementary' star Lisa Ann Walter headlines Batavia's Comedy VaultApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - Sitcom star Actress/comedian Lisa Ann Walter, co-creator and star of several sitcoms and unscripted series, who currently plays Melissa Schemmenti on ABC's "Abbott Elem...
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Who owns a property is public record in IllinoisApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - Q: I will be purchasing a property within the next few weeks and would like to keep my ownership from becoming public knowledge. A friend suggested that after I purchase...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Who believes E. Jean Carroll?Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - "I'm here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn't happen. He lied and shattered my reputation, and I'm here to try and get my life ba...
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Neighbors in the News: Stephanie Gage named new principal at Betsy Ross ElementaryApr 27, 2023 6:00 am - • Prospect Heights School District 23 has named Stephanie Gage, MacArthur Middle School assistant principal, as the next principal of Betsy Ross Elementary School in Pro...