Columns
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Good News Sunday: Brave souls in Fox Lake take a dip to raise funds for Special OlympicsMar 05, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: About 100 people braved the icy waters o...
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Lincicome: Bears should get what they can from Fields and move onMar 05, 2023 4:30 am - So as not to bury the lede, the Bears should get what they can for Justin Fields and get on with whatever happens next. But, I'll get to that. First, news arrives that t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Sparkling no-budget doc 'Last Comiskey' is an every fan's 'To Sox With Love'Mar 05, 2023 4:30 am - BILL VEECK ONCE SAID, “To be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance.” But the old Comiskey Park was never intended to be a baseball confessional. It ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Small-time journalism can teach some big-time lessonsMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Here's another lesson from the really boring front lines of real, small-time journalism. Because I don't look good on television, I spent a lot of years toiling for a mi...
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Transparency will empower the small business communityMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Spring is on the horizon, and along with the weather, the action in Springfield will be heating up. Policymakers will be wading through thousands of bills, holding hear...
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Syndicated columnist Elwood Watson: Depression and the expectations of menMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - John Fetterman's announcement that he has checked himself into a hospital was met with bipartisan praise. Politicians from conservative Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to...
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A boss move: A support group of women doctors is growing throughout the Northwest, West suburbsMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Lauren Matteini is the original “Boss Lady Doc.” She's learned she has many kindred spirits. Matteini, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in the spine at Fox Valley Orth...
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John Radtke returns! Re-entry begins with a look back at the legendary 2022 Glenbard West boys basketball teamMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Back in August, when I retired from the Daily Herald, people asked me what's next, and many of those who asked said they hoped I'd keep writing. Well, I'm happy to repor...
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Giving up our grief, 'getting over it,' is not necessaryMar 04, 2023 5:00 am - Is giving up our grief possible? Or even a good move? And what does this mean anyway? Recently I read a short essay on this topic ("In Healing After Loss," Martha Hickma...
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Did suburbs get their fair share of state's park improvement grants?Mar 04, 2023 12:00 am - Some don't get state grants, but not all park leaders think they were shorted