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How pioneering woman doctor inspired Waubonsee deanApr 08, 2021 11:00 pm - During the last year, we all learned more about vaccines, viruses, and infection than we ever anticipated. The terms social distancing, PPE, and herd immunity are heard ...
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Widescreen: Warner Bros. invites all its characters, not just kid-friendly ones, to 'Space Jam'Apr 08, 2021 6:00 am - Corporate synergy may have officially gone too far last weekend when the first trailer for "Space Jam: A New Legacy" premiered online. It's the summer sequel to the 1996...
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Combating extremism through educationApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Extremism and domestic terrorism are not new problems in our country, but they are challenges that in recent weeks have come into sharper focus. How to address these tre...
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'All the men and women merely players': Why 'actress' isn't being used anymoreApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Reader Bill Thomas served me up a softball question for last Sunday's column before getting to the meat of his email. At the risk of his hogging my attention, it's a top...
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Random thoughts in the wake of another local electionApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - I think there may be a consistent theme here: • It's a cliché to chastise the public about low voter turnout in local elections. So, I'm not going to scold anybody, but ...
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Bowman believes all 3 players acquired from Florida can help HawksApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Low risk, potential big reward. That pretty much sums up the trade executed by the Blackhawks on Thursday in which they acquired a former 20-goal scorer in Brett Connoll...
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Ross understands Contreras' frustration with BrewersApr 07, 2021 2:00 pm - Willson Contreras has been hit by a pitch six times in the Cubs' last 11 games against the Brewers, going back to early last season. So even though there was likely noth...
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Some tips for prepping flavors for wine-friendly cookingApr 07, 2021 6:00 am - I'm no chef, but in 30 years of eating and drinking for a living, I've worked with some of the best. My key take-away is that of everything involved in creating deliciou...
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Feder: Ryan Chiaverini moonlights as lawyer in Lifetime movieApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Ryan Chiaverini spent Tuesday in front of the cameras, but it wasn't as co-host of "Windy City Live." Instead he was playing a small role as a lawyer for the upcoming Li...
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On Biden, betrayal, burdens and bunkApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Politicians betray their campaign promises all the time. So, it's no surprise to see President Joe Biden go back on his word that, in spite of his plan to significantly ...