Columns
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Separated from family, Afghan scholar still waiting for U.S. to do the right thingFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - Eighteen months ago, I wrote about three Afghans who had been awarded Fulbright scholarships and who had managed to leave Afghanistan just as the Taliban fighters were w...
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Conversations shared and signs received from a dear oneFeb 27, 2023 10:00 pm - Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the great French author, referred to "ami mort," dead friend. He believed the spirit of a dear friend abides with us and is a very potent prese...
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Sound check: Family Groove Company at Hey Nonny; Heatwave fest announces lineupFeb 27, 2023 5:00 am - The jam fam The Family Groove Company, a Chicago-area jam institution for just over 20 years, rocks Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights with its energetic, groove-packed stag...
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New IDOT warning sign no match for car flying off Route 20 in ElginFeb 27, 2023 4:30 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com Christopher Hilton is inured to mayhem. But the Elgin resident recently had cause for optimism that cars would stop flying off a Rout...
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Stevenson senior aims to ensure 'all groups have their stories told'Feb 27, 2023 4:30 am - Rishabh Wuppalapati, a senior at Stevenson High School, is the founder and director of the You Project, an organization dedicated to promoting geographic literacy and et...
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Good News Sunday: Elburn boy attends Super Bowl through Make-A-Wish IllinoisFeb 26, 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: His team may not have won the Lombardi T...
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Should sellers attend home inspection?Feb 26, 2023 5:00 am - Q: When we had our home inspected, the seller was present during the entire process. Because of this, we never felt free to converse candidly with our inspector. Shouldn...
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Lincicome: No use paying attention to these Ignor-a-BullsFeb 26, 2023 4:30 am - The obligation to notice the Bulls weighs lightly and gets no help from the Bulls themselves who offer no reason at all to be encouraged, unhappy or curious. They are th...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Give credit to Jimmy CarterFeb 26, 2023 12:00 am - Jimmy Carter, the 39th and the longest-living U.S. president, has chosen to enter hospice care at age 98. This is a good time to try to place his presidency in history. ...
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Aligning the value of gig work with the value of job qualityFeb 26, 2023 12:00 am - During a historically tight labor market with more job openings than available people to fill them, businesses must prioritize job quality in order to compete for worker...