Columns
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Silvy: After building up the offense, Bears need to bring defense to the same levelJan 29, 2026 6:00 am - It’s time for Ryan Poles to make a splash on defense. There will never be a better time to do it. After witnessing a season unlike any other, I’m primed to watch an offse...
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The shared goal of identifying what constitutes ‘enough’Jan 29, 2026 4:00 am - I would like today to write about the Oxford comma. Or maybe the curiosity of watching candidates of similar politics begin to beat each other up to gain purchase on thei...
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Does America have the resolve to deport illegal border crossers?Jan 29, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: Without any new legislation, the Trump administration has cut border incursions to nearly zero. But the question remains: What about the 9 million or more who had recently entered the U.S. illegally? Would the Trump administration allow them to remain in the country?
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Refusal to be a political animal was Jack Smith’s downfallJan 29, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Backfield in motion, right into Wheeling’s Athletic Hall of FameJan 28, 2026 6:28 pm - Greg Anderson, Dan O’Conor, and Matt Witt, co-captains on Wheeling High School’s first state football playoff team, will go into the school’s athletic hall of fame on Friday.
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When the millennium was new: What Tri-Cities officials predicted, and what actually happenedJan 28, 2026 11:14 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun takes a look back at what some Tri-Cities’ officials predicted for the first quarter of the millennium, and how those statements or predictions have played out.
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Sarley: When it comes to fishing, we’ve got it good in IllinoisJan 28, 2026 10:00 am - I had a wonderful time at the Chicagoland Fishing Expo in Schaumburg last weekend. I heard from a lot of you by email talking about memories of going to the fishing shows...
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When it comes to braising times, there’s a sweet spotJan 28, 2026 5:04 am - You might think when braising roasts and short ribs low and slow, the longer in the oven the better, right? You’d be wrong. Don Mauer once braised a chuck roast at 225 degrees for over five hours, believing it would be meltingly tender. No. It was stringy and chewy. Here’s why.
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As president disses our allies, Smith offers a recapJan 28, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Who won the 1942 World Series?Jan 28, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: