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Backup electrical protection options for use in power outagesJan 02, 2021 5:00 am - Q: We often have electric power outages. My budget is too limited for a whole-house generator. What is a good option to at least keep the gas furnace blower running duri...
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Baseball Way Back: In life and baseball, father-son bond strong between the StottlemyresJan 02, 2021 12:00 am - Former major league pitcher Todd Stottlemyre's relationship with his dad went far beyond fathers and sons playing catch. Mel Stottlemyre, a pennant-winning pitcher with ...
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Hub Arkush: It's up to Bears to save the seasonJan 02, 2021 12:00 am - What can I tell you about this one you don't already know? Both clubs need it, but the Bears need it more. This is the 200th regular season meeting between the two, with...
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Facts matter: Christmas Day explosion in Nashville was not a missile strikeJan 02, 2021 12:00 am - A Christmas morning explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, left one man dead, three people injured, buildings damaged and widespread outages throughout the city. The dead ma...
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Billie, Denzel, Eddie among the big stars coming to your TV this winterJan 01, 2021 5:00 am - The winter of coronavirus won't be short on star power when it comes to new home releases. These dates are subject to change, of course, but here are five big ones to ci...
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The odd cases and unusual suspects of an unprecedented yearJan 01, 2021 4:30 am - The year we officially bid good riddance to at midnight was like no other. From the COVID-19 pandemic, to the killing of George Floyd and the protests it sparked, to a p...
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We are not helplessJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - This is a tightrope column, the kind you'd rather not write, about an event you don't feel you can ignore. You tread carefully, but you want people to pay attention as y...
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Rozner: Cubs' promising future now a thing of the pastJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - It can't be that Cubs fans are shedding tears over the loss of Yu Darvish. Can't be. This is the same player that was so disdained as late as June 2019, the one that was...
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Hub Arkush: Sunday's game is Bears' biggest in a decadeJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - While the rest of us celebrated the new year Thursday evening, if you are a Chicago Bear there are two days to go until you can say goodbye to 2020, something we've all ...
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There was some good in 2020: Top women's sports stories in the Year of COVIDJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Happy 2021! To 2020 I say good riddance ... but not before revisiting some important women's sports stories. A big first: Kim Ng, first hired in baseball by the Whit...