Columns
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Should I buy a red-tagged home?Aug 26, 2025 12:57 pm - I've made an offer on an unpermitted home that was red-tagged 10 years ago, but I don’t want to get stuck with a vacant lot. Can the building department eventually order its removal?
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How to overwinter annuals, avoid wasp stings and train espaliersAug 26, 2025 11:19 am - It is time to take cuttings of annuals like geraniums and begonias to preserve them for winter.
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O’Donnell: Superior Bagent would break bad for Caleb wing at Halas HallAug 26, 2025 10:00 am - If Caleb Williams gets off to a bad start to the regular season, could coach Ben Johnson be willing to turn to backup quarterback Tyson Bagent? Columnist Jim O’Donnell says it could happen.
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Trump's cocktail of racism and spectacle: Shaken in L.A., stirred in D.C.Aug 26, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Despite not having the highest crime rates, Trump sent troops to LA and DC who have black mayors, ignoring whiter cities, exposing it as a racist move for control and diversion from scandals.
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Will Trump help Ukraine stop Russia's westward drive?Aug 26, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Russia's drive to expand west and suppress dissent has long threatened stability. Though initially friendly to Putin, Trump now seems horrified by Russian aggression and admiring of brave Ukrainian defense.
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One more time: Five local college football players to watchAug 25, 2025 5:25 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five more area football players ready to contribute for their college teams this season.
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Fear. Money. And a story of a community’s brush with opportunityAug 25, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Louis S. Guagenti: Imagine a ‘Joan’ and the dilemma she poses for an affluent suburb dealing with mental illness and homelessness.
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Barrett is back at Iowa State and with a preseason honorAug 24, 2025 5:23 pm - St. Charles East graduate Dylan Barrett, a redshirt senior at Iowa State, was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list as one of the top centers in the nation.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Good game video can help these junior recruitsAug 24, 2025 5:00 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about a handful of junior football players who will benefit from strong game video early this season.
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Dogtown, ArkansasAug 24, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: