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Redistricting helps Republicans but doesn't guarantee controlDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Here's a suggestion for those who think that partisan redistricting - or, as is often the case with these plaints, partisan redistricting by Republicans - threatens to d...
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Who can blame Charlie Baker for not running again?Dec 15, 2021 12:00 am - There's a lot not to like about running as a Republican in New England. Where do we start? Let's start with Charlie Baker, the Republican governor of Massachusetts. Thou...
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Spotlight: Double helping of seasonal laughs at the Metropolis Performing Arts CentreDec 14, 2021 5:00 am - Making merry The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre makes merry with several seasonal sendups, including The Second City's sketch comedy revue "It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonde...
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Constable: Island med school president uses IT skills honed in suburbsDec 14, 2021 4:30 am - With a degree in computer science from Western Michigan University, Adedayo Akande had the winter driving skills required for the daily commute from his home in Chicago ...
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For NIU, nothing would be finer than to beat Coastal Carolina in Cure BowlDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Before departing for Florida for his first bowl game as a head coach, Thomas Hammock acknowledged the historical importance of Northern Illinois facing Coastal Carolina ...
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Good Karma Brands acquires ESPN AM-1000Dec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Good Karma Brands, which has been operating ESPN Radio sports/talk WMVP 1000-AM under a local marketing agreement since October 2019, has agreed to acquire the station f...
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Kids: let them textDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - I've seen the inside of a lot of therapy rooms and never, not once, has an important disclosure included confident eye contact. I've shredded soggy tissues with eyes cas...
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Feder: Sun-Times political reporter Rachel Hinton joins BGADec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Rachel Hinton, chief political reporter for the Sun-Times, is joining the Better Government Association as its first enterprise reporter. Her hiring, effective January ...
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Negotiation is key regarding Russia and UkraineDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - "To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war," said Winston Churchill in 1954, supporting the principle of nations negotiating. These wise words from a great leader should be k...
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Arkush: The buck stops with Nagy, but how much have his coaching hires helped?Dec 14, 2021 12:00 am - It is significantly ironic that the greatest fault cited repeatedly by the "Fire Matt Nagy" camp is his failure to develop and ignite the Bears' offense. In reality, sho...