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4 stat subplots entering MLB's fourth quarterAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - We are roughly three-quarters into Major League Baseball's 162-game regular season. As the 30 teams and nearly 800 active players head down the backstretch, statistical ...
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Grammar Moses: 'Pre-prepare' to learn a thing or two about prefixesAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - Constant reader Stan Zegel wants to know whether there are what he characterized as "stuttering verbs" in the language other than "pre-prepared." Putting it more genteel...
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Facts Matter: Biden overstated size of Afghanistan militaryAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - While speaking about the situation in Afghanistan after his decision to withdraw American troops, President Joe Biden said the U.S. has helped build a large Afghan milit...
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Arkush: Bears came out flat vs. Bills. But why?Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am - Exhibition games are notoriously difficult to evaluate, extremely dangerous to take seriously and rarely of any value at all in predicting how a team's regular season wi...
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Late father's lack of a will complicates a home saleAug 20, 2021 7:01 am - Q. My dad was planning on selling his home and moving to a senior community. Unfortunately, he passed away before he could get the house listed and sold. My mom passed a...
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How a unique computer application helps ecologists record field data on the flyAug 20, 2021 6:00 am - Monitoring turtles, determining controlled burn locations and tracking plants and wildlife in the preserves are done more efficiently and effectively than ever before th...
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'I want to show up in this life' says 'Protégé' star Maggie QAug 20, 2021 6:00 am - Maggie Q sits in a cushioned chair with her legs leisurely folded under her slender frame, a subtle affirmation of her physical flexibility and prowess as a celebrated a...
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Former coach's presentation in St. Charles aims to raise awareness of mental healthAug 20, 2021 6:00 am - Mark Potter admits he had a "cloud over my head" with no idea how to get out from under that feeling. This happens to those suffering from anxiety and depression, but Po...
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Q&A with 'Protégé' star Maggie Q on Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and how she inspires womenAug 20, 2021 6:00 am - Maggie Q sits in a cushioned chair with her legs leisurely folded under her slender frame, a subtle affirmation of her physical flexibility and prowess as a celebrated a...
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Children who've lost loved ones to violence find solace at Camp SheilahAug 20, 2021 5:30 am - We see reports of the tragic toll every Monday morning, almost like the scores from the previous day's ballgames. How many people were shot over the weekend. How many di...