Columns
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Writers show how debate can be lively, civil at same timeApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It is more art than science to apply subjective rules about sensitivity in monitoring readers' passions. My column last week about the rudeness of many who comment about...
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Iron-clad hitApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In the canons of superhero origin movies, "Iron Man" proves its mettle with steely resolve and a lot of fun. Although a completely conventional genre entry with a requis...
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Hersey high school recognizes two alumni for honorsApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - John Hersey High School in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 recently recognized two distinguished alumni. One of those honored was the late Trevor Lehmann, fr...
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Bears actually making sense with this planApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - While often disagreeing with his policies and picks, the feeling here has never been that Bears GM Jerry Angelo is insane or obtuse. That assumption in hand, we can only...
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Park improvements come full circle in Hoffman EstatesApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week the Hoffman Estates Park District won a $325,000 grant for Black Bear Park. Park improvements planned include a playground, basketball court, fishing pier, ope...
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Students pull together to honor late teacherApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I was just a kid when Johnny Milkie got sick. He had been on a ski trip with his family and contracted meningitis. The whole town was talking about how sick he was, and ...
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It's hard, but make room for in-laws in your lifeApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We are a family with one toddler and one child on the way. Our relationship with my in-laws was fraught with tension even before our marriage, but got really bad ...
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Pro to join Prospect jazz concertApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Renowned musician Steve Turre, a trombonist with the Saturday Night Live Band since 1984, will perform with the Prospect High School Jazz Ensembles Tuesday at the school...
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Wary of media spin, Naperville man visits Obama churchApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems like only yesterday that the people working frantically to derail Barack Obama were telling us his membership at Trinity United Church of Christ was just a guis...
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Wellington to the rescue for Geneva buildingApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - If you've never heard of the Wellington Group human resources services before, the owners did something to change that. Ann and Mike Anastasio, who have operated Welling...