Columns
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With Americans increasingly pessimistic, leaders must show greater understandingOct 14, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: About a week after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was released, offering insights about the direction in which our country is headed. After the troubling political violence we have witnessed recently, it is not shocking that a majority of those surveyed believe we are in a dire situation.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 7?Oct 13, 2025 5:34 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 7?
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Preparing to protest the rebuilding of America from democracy to autocracyOct 13, 2025 4:00 am - After less than nine months in his second term in office, Americans are now finding what President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” and Project 2025 are all about — reb...
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‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran: Which area prep football teams are on the rise?Oct 12, 2025 3:41 pm - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at five area prep football teams on the rise.
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Dietz: Despite losses, encouraging signs with the BlackhawksOct 12, 2025 1:56 pm - Despite the early losses, Blackhawks analyst John Dietz believes there are many encouraging signs so far this season.
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Gay kids and garbageOct 12, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The Supreme Court of the United States of America is very interested in gay “conversion therapy,” because, in a country where people are hefting 48-gallon trash cans half full of water, the government is taking yet another dive into the underpants of the nation.
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Fall gardening checklist: Bulbs, tropicals, frost prepOct 12, 2025 3:00 am - The average first frost at the Chicago Botanic Garden is Oct. 15, so it’s time to be thinking about fall garden maintenance.
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Congress should extend ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits and open the governmentOct 11, 2025 1:00 pm - Small businesses want to provide health benefits to their employees because it promotes a healthy and productive workforce and allows them to compete for talent with larger enterprises.
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Lincicome: The Bulls will play this season, which might be as much as we can expectOct 11, 2025 11:44 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome wonders what will make this a successful season for the Bulls.
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O’Donnell: Bears, Cubs, Kimmel and Pritzker — a marathon Chicago weekendOct 11, 2025 11:15 am - It’s a busy sports weekend in Chicago, and there’s reason to hope for good things from the local teams, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.