Columns
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New year, new opportunities for creating marketing ‘touchpoints’Jan 15, 2025 9:48 am - As the new year unfolds, let us think about the touchpoints that inspire our audiences, our stakeholders, our customers. What moves your audience? Where are the beneficial tipping points in your marketing efforts?
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Trump takes the world stage; embrace the chaosJan 15, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Get ready. Donald Trump doubles down on bombastic foreign policy, threatening to annex Canada, seize Panama Canal and Greenland, prompting outrage while advancing his strategic goals.
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Be gracious to those in needJan 15, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: In this time of so much suffering, the homeless deserve our compassion. The HUD statistics show that the need is extreme and seriously urgent.
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O’Donnell: The more the warier with Bears’ coaching searchJan 14, 2025 5:11 pm - Jim O’Donnell believes the Bears’ coaching search has become a case of the more the warier.
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Facebook embraces free speech: The masses win, the experts loseJan 14, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook's fact-checkers were too politically biased, promises to restore free speech by removing them and moderators, and work with Trump against censorship.
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Jan 14, 2025 4:00 am - President Narrowly Elected Donald Trump wants to buy/annex/conquer/steal the entire country of Canada. There is a lot to be said for this idea, principally because it's s...
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Holidays or no holidays, the pursuit of great stories goes onJan 13, 2025 9:37 am - The grandest holiday season of the year is suddenly behind us, and as I reflect on newspapering during the last two weeks of December, I’m transported to a long-ago memor...
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College Achievers: Former Hilltoppers creating chemistry at LewisJan 13, 2025 6:00 am - College Achievers: Former Glenbard West boys basketball teammates continue to get it done at Lewis University.
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Dietz: Poles can’t be trusted to make big decisions for BearsJan 13, 2025 6:00 am - John Dietz says Bears general manager Ryan Poles has made too many mistakes, including the drafting of Caleb Williams, to be trusted with big decisions.
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Illinois licensing reform has improved employment, reduced crimeJan 13, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnists Darwynn Deyo and Liam Sigaud: Illinois reform allowing people with criminal records to obtain occupational licenses increased household income and employment while reducing crime rates.