Columns
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Hypocrisy at every levelApr 16, 2023 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich There is nothing conservative about the ruling last week by Trump appointee Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern Dist...
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How to disagree without offending someone who is insensitiveApr 15, 2023 7:00 am - We all know people sometimes say the oddest things. Even friends and family. And when we are under the stress of grief, our nerves are fragile and we are especially sens...
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Could taxing services like landscaping, salons, pet grooming lower other tax rates in Illinois?Apr 15, 2023 1:00 am - Tucked into a recent three-year budget forecast report issued by the state legislature's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability is an acknowledgment tha...
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Board vacancies cause confusion in upcoming electionApr 14, 2023 7:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: I was recently elected to the seven-person board of my community association. The bylaws state that at the first annual meeting of the association...
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The path to publication: How three Tri-Cities journalists became book authorsApr 14, 2023 6:00 am - Writers are going to write. Today's column celebrates that premise, focusing on three journalists who have been around the Tri-Cities a long time in the newspaper, marke...
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Spotlight: Folk music animates Northlight's 'Porch on Windy Hill'Apr 14, 2023 6:00 am - Old music, new play During the COVID-19 quarantine, a classical violinist and her folk-music-loving boyfriend leave their Brooklyn apartment seeking respite, inspiration...
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Former judge sentenced notorious killers, but his legacy is as an advocate for mental healthApr 14, 2023 5:00 am - As a Kane County judge for 16 years, Donald C. Hudson presided over trials for some of the suburbs' most notorious killers. They included Luther Casteel, sentenced to de...
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Hub Arkush: My top 10 prospects regardless of position in the 2023 NFL draftApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - As the 2023 NFL draft moves closer and closer, the fans' curiosity over what the Bears will do with the ninth overall pick continues to grow. Multiple draft experts are ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Readers weigh in on level of Trump legal coverageApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - Looking at the prospects of ongoing news coverage of Donald Trump's legal problems, Christine McCurdy of Warrenville is almost beside herself. "I myself suffer from such...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: When Democrats attack democracyApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - By Byron York The U.S. Constitution and all the state constitutions establish legislatures and give them the authority to set their own rules. The constitutions also giv...