Columns
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O’Donnell: Michael Jordan on NBC will be mild ado about image maintenanceOct 21, 2025 6:00 pm - THE NBA IS TIPPING OFF ITS 2025-26 SEASON this week. On a Chicago watch list, that clocks in somewhere between chasing unique leaf symmetry and monitoring snowblower pric...
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Warm fall allows more time for garden cleanupOct 21, 2025 1:57 pm - Fall is the time for gardeners to clean up plant debris, clear out invasive buckthorn and shred leaves to use as mulch.
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‘No Kings’ protests as an indication of healthy democracyOct 21, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson:
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Trump defies conventional wisdom … so farOct 21, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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As Joel Quenneville and the NHL move on, don’t forget what they’re moving on fromOct 20, 2025 3:24 pm - Before we get into the hockey of it all, the relative frivolity of a Ducks-Blackhawks game in October, let’s begin with the most important thing. The actions — or more accurately, the inaction — of John McDonough, Joel Quenneville, Stan Bowman, Al MacIsaac, Jay Blunk and Kevin Cheveldayoff led to a child in Michigan getting sexually abused.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 8?Oct 20, 2025 2:51 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances from Week 8.
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Rewriting pain into healing: A father, a son and the journey to recoveryOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist : Despite the grim statistics on opioid overdose deaths, there are success stories like Jarrett's, who now helps others through his work as a recovery specialist.
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Dietz: Blackhawks giving opponents life by taking too many penaltiesOct 19, 2025 2:19 pm - The Blackhawks’ biggest room for improvement? It’s cutting down on silly penalties, writes columnist John Dietz.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Four football teams to watch in the IHSA playoffsOct 19, 2025 1:33 pm - The state football playoffs are just around the corner, with the IHSA releasing the playoff pairings next Saturday night. Let's take an early look at some area teams who could be lurking a bit under the radar along with some key names leading the charge into the state playoffs.
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Photo of Trump eating spaghetti during king’s speech is fakeOct 19, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims President Trump ate spaghetti rudely in front of the King of England, anti-anxiety drugs play a role in mass shootings and more.