Columns
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The past, present and future of Randall RoadAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The view along north Randall Road has changed dramatically this summer. Here's a look at some of the changes: Out with the old The Teeple Barn, which collapsed in June, ...
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High school football -- the talk of the townAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It's great to be back to share each Sunday in the prep sports section, but ... this isn't the column I intended to write. All summer, I looked forward to high school foo...
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Reality check emerging in the debate over war in IraqAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - After months of surreality, the Iraq debate has quite abruptly acquired a relationship to reality. A consensus has emerged about realities on the ground in Iraq and a re...
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Huntley village hall casts jinx on one (at least) local reporterAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Trouble seems to follow me wherever I go -- especially if I go to Huntley village hall. In an earlier column, I told you about when I walked through the double doors int...
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Hester OK, but point has been madeAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - If the defense can't afford to be without Tommie Harris or Mike Brown, the offense has a player that is just as irreplaceable: Devin Hester. But not for his potential on...
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Antics by 1907 mayor draws headlinesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - "The behavior of Elgin's mayor is awful." "I can't believe the city would buy something and never use it." "Some people in Elgin sure like to gamble." These are comment...
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Barrington Area Library notesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Kids may call it the first day of school. But parents might well refer to it as Liberation Day, instead. No matter what you call it, area kids returned to school Wednesd...
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West Chicago needs to flex muscles again to finish cleanup jobAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Like many other residents of West Chicago, I'll bet Sandy Riess was relieved when a massive cleanup program was said to have scrubbed the city clean of radioactive thori...
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Another year, another list of those trying to impede womenAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - So we gather once more to pay homage to our foremothers by celebrating Aug. 26, the anniversary of the passage of suffrage. What a year it's been since we last met. We'v...
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PADS finally finds a local pad to help people who are homelessAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - There were periods of exhilaration and anticipation, followed by deep lows of disappointment. Libby Hoeft, wife of the late state Sen. Douglas Hoeft of Elgin, vividly re...