Columns
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UDR: Three concepts that drive our coverageJan 30, 2025 1:01 pm - Columnist Jim Slusher: The Daily Herald strives to publish stories that directly help readers in their daily lives, offer information not available elsewhere and focus specifically on suburban issues. A recent article on Tollway stickers exemplified this approach.
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Silvy: It won’t matter how good Johnson is as coach if he doesn’t have strong offensive, defensive linesJan 30, 2025 6:00 am - It’s still shocking to me that Ryan Poles and Ian Cunningham, who learned from Andy Reid, Brett Veach, Scott Pioli, Roseman and Ozzie Newsome, thought they could cut corners and build a successful, sustainable program without putting big-time assets into their lines — especially on offense.
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Mean boys: The bullies and the bros take overJan 30, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: Trump's administration signals an embrace of thuggery, fascism, and nazism through pardons, appointments, endorsements and messaging.
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Renewing Trump tax cuts crucial to America's economic strengthJan 30, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Trump tax cuts set to expire, putting $4 trillion tax hike and 6 million jobs at risk. Can Congress stop economic catastrophe?
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A day on the lanes is no walk in the park for high school bowlersJan 29, 2025 3:06 pm - The Illinois High School Association bowling finals are grueling even for young arms.
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Cryptocurrency scams on the rise, luring victims with romance and promises of easy moneyJan 29, 2025 11:58 am - While cryptocurrencies have security features, they lack safeguards against value fluctuations driven by market sentiment and are vulnerable to scams, such as romance scams combined with crypto investments.
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What you need — and don’t need — to go ice fishingJan 29, 2025 11:07 am - The absolute best thing that you can have if you are planning on going ice fishing is a friend with a power auger. It’s a tough job to drill all the holes you are going to need. If all you have is a manual hand auger, you will probably cut corners and drill the minimum amount of holes. Believe me, the amount of holes you drill is in direct proportion to the amount of fish you catch.
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Seasonal swap: Hearty winter produce stars in this Thai duoJan 29, 2025 6:02 am - As a proponent of eating local, I like to take favorite recipes and make seasonal swaps. I recently gave a cooking demonstration where I did just that, incorporating winter squash, hearty greens, canned beans and root vegetables into a pair of delicious Thai dishes.
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Bicyclist fatalities: How Illinois aligns with — and differs from — national trendsJan 29, 2025 6:00 am - Statewide biking fatality data for the past seven years, collected by Ride Illinois, offers insights on some characteristics of biking fatalities when compared to national trends.
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Give parsnips a chance with this creamy, warming soupJan 29, 2025 5:57 am - There’s that certain group of vegetables I routinely walk by when I am cruising the produce aisle – parsnips, fennel, beets, bok choy among them. Well, I am here to say give parsnips a chance.