Columns
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A gift of something tasty can make the holiday season brightDec 14, 2022 5:00 am - The holidays sneak up on me every year. I feel like we get to Halloween, and I blink, and it's the holiday and gift-giving season. Holiday gifts don't need to break the ...
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O'Donnell: Is misuse of Fields a bad sign of things to come for the Bears and Arlington Park?Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - WHEN THE SUPER BOWL-BOUND EAGLES visit Soldier Field Sunday, Justin Fields could score 7 TDs in a 55-27 Bears victory. On-site fans would "ooh." Stay-at-homes would be c...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Joe Biden and the price of gasDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - It doesn't sound like much, but President Joe Biden is doing better on Main Street. His overall approval ratings have been slowly improving since August, when gas prices...
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The U.S. Constitution: The Supreme Court and its powersDec 13, 2022 5:00 am - This is the eighth in a series of essays about the United States Constitution. It covers Article III - the Judicial Branch. The Article has only three Sections. Section ...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Political grandstanding probably dooms sensible immigration dealDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - When Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Krysten Sinema was not complicating Democratic Party plans for the 2024 Arizona Senate race, she was striking a deal with Republica...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The Nazis never win, and the Confederates always quitDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - In the movie "Gone With the Wind," everything is all hunky-slavey until the Confederates quit, and the next thing you know, you can't whip the skin off Mammy for being l...
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Cameron's 'Avatar' sequel filled with pure, distilled, 3-D cinematic raptureDec 12, 2022 10:00 pm - “Avatar: The Way of Water” - ★ ★ ★ ★ In terms of sheer spectacle, raw action and eye-popping visual impact, James Cameron's long-awaited sequel to his 2009 science-ficti...
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What's on the next secretary of state's agendaDec 12, 2022 4:30 am - On Jan. 9, a new Illinois secretary of state will take office for the first time in a quarter-century. Chicago Democrat and former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will...
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Muslim nonprofits receive grants to help serve suburbsDec 12, 2022 4:30 am - Several Muslim nonprofits serving suburban communities recently received grants from the Community Collaboration Initiative, a research-based project through Indiana Uni...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Terminating the ConstitutionDec 11, 2022 10:00 pm - By now, you would have to be under a rock not to have heard that Donald Trump has outdone himself once again. Just when you thought there was nothing more outrageous he ...