Columns
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Nature: A smart investmentNov 16, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Jessica Vealitzek: It might seem obvious why we would want to acquire additional open space — more trails to walk, rivers to kayak, beautiful vistas to enjoy. And all of that is true. But healthy open space is also valuable.
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Jim O’Donnell: Do all winning turnover margins have to end for the Bears?Nov 15, 2025 1:00 pm - LEAVE IT TO MATHEMATICIANS to try and rain on the Bears' victory parade. The New Monsters of the Rekindled Age are 6-3, solidly in the NFC playoff chase and roll into Min...
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How to keep your cool in workplace conflictsNov 15, 2025 12:43 pm - No one looks forward to workplace conflict, yet it happens even in the friendliest workplaces. Disagreements bubble up, personalities clash, and before you know it, you are in the middle of a workplace bubble that makes you wish you could call a time-out.
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The answer to Republicans' 'affordability problem?' Unleash supplyNov 14, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Voters know better than to confuse tricks with prosperity. They see that prices are still high and rising, that paychecks are still lagging and that tariffs and transfer schemes can't conjure real affordability.
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Deal’s only certainty: frustrationNov 14, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: I don’t get it. Why start something that you don't have the guts to follow through with? Why grab defeat from the jaws of victory?
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Association board must meet at least 4 times yearlyNov 13, 2025 6:29 pm - The boards of associations must meet a minimum number of times but after that, the frequency should be determined by the business that needs to be conducted.
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Does home field even matter in the IHSA football playoffs?Nov 13, 2025 5:49 pm - Fans may not like the IHSA’s rules when it comes to determining who gets to host playoff football games, but does it even matter?
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Hatchet-job haven: The Justice Department gets torchedNov 13, 2025 2:27 pm - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Silvy: No need to apologize, Bears fansNov 13, 2025 7:48 am - Marc Silverman: Never apologize for being happy the Bears are finding ways to win rather than finding ways to lose.
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Trump's biggest election loss happened in CaliforniaNov 13, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: