Columns
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Greatest stories are from heart of PalatineApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Interesting how life tends to come full circle. After some time away, I've come back to my roots to take over as the Daily Herald's new Palatine reporter. I grew up in t...
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Street could be named after Father BrennanApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A street in Hoffman Estates could soon bear an honorary name in recognition of Rev. Patrick Brennan of Holy Family Catholic Church in Inverness. Trustee Cary Collins sai...
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Readers' long slog of waiting for my apology to BushApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Wednesday, on the fifth anniversary of "The Fall of Baghdad," I searched Youtube and watched old news videos of Saddam Hussein's statue being toppled -- remembering th...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Small lakes, old favorites equal spring fishing successApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Some neighbors of mine were hanging out of the second-story windows, ranting and raving that they'd had enough of the cold, nasty weather. One guy looked down at me as I...
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LinkedIn networking can be very beneficialApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Playwright John Guare, who penned "Six Degrees of Separation," likely would fit right in at LinkedIn, the Internet-based business networking tool that just might put you...
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Give kids ideal beyond 'intact household'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have recently become romantically involved with a friend of a few years. We are both choosing to remain in loveless marriages for the sake of our children. Just...
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No reason for Bears to give in on this oneApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - At least when Lovie Smith tried to back the Bears into a corner, the head coach had the most valuable negotiating tool possible on his side. He had the Bears terrified o...
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Trustee's poor word choice still carries hurtApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many of you, I've been following the political drama that's been going down in Carpentersville these days. And when I got a phone call Saturday night from our Carpe...
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A lighter, healthier Italian soup -- that's amore!Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - It's Saturday and I'm visiting a small Italian food store that is actually a retail outlet for a company that sells wholesale imported food products to restaurants. Titi...