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DePaul's Bruno coaches basketball while teaching players life lessons on race relationsJun 21, 2020 1:00 am - Teacher. Coach. In Doug Bruno's book, the words are synonymous. In fact, the longtime DePaul women's basketball coach, now in his third decade on the sidelines, consider...
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Attending virtual boad meetingsJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The board of our condominium association is conducting its meetings via video conference while the governor's COVID-19 executive orders limit in-person gatherings. Ow...
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Fallout shelters and other lessons from our pastsJun 20, 2020 6:00 am - These times remind me in certain ways of the era of fallout shelters, when people built a safe shelter in case of a nuclear disaster. You likely have heard about this or...
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U-46 educators say social justice, racial equity begins in schoolsJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Education is “the civil rights issue of our generation,” Elgin High School Principal Krystal Thomas said, quoting former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “And if...
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A cry for help, but what kind of help?Jun 20, 2020 1:00 am - In a recent column, I averred that the George Floyd death and protests-in-reaction represented a classic case of the powerful "us versus them" syndrome that is baked int...
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Constable: Dad, family bring joy with daily duo photosJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Fathers are famous for telling corny “dad jokes.” Ben Burke of Cary takes that humor to a new level, building a growing fan base for a running daily photo gag that start...
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Facts Matter: Trump comment about staying past his term was in jestJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Social media users this month have been sharing comments in which Donald Trump said he won't leave the presidential office, even if he isn't reelected. These claims are ...
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Zalusky: Baseball was our bondJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - My dad missed most of the 1945 baseball season. That was the year his favorite ballclub reached the World Series for the fifth time during his first 24 years on the plan...
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India collapses, Kirk takes win on Korn Ferry TourJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Vince India's breakthrough win on a professional tour will have to wait. The former University of Iowa golfer from Deerfield, took a four-stroke lead into the final roun...
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Short sales typically require extension of deadlinesJun 19, 2020 7:58 am - Q: My husband and I are trying to buy our first home and we found a property that our real estate agent tells us is a short sale. We have been told this can take longer ...