Columns
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Young must find ways to overcome a current crisis of uncertaintySep 26, 2024 4:00 am - Guest columnist Javeed Akhter:
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There’s a lot to learn from newspapers beyond the newsSep 26, 2024 4:00 am - The headline on a front-page story Tuesday reminded me of a fact that may not always be readily apparent to newspaper readers: You learn a lot more about our society and ...
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‘The Grove’ will be carefully managed growth opportunitySep 23, 2024 4:00 am - I want to share an important update about the Crown Community Development Project, also known as The Grove, which the Sugar Grove Village Board recently approved. At its ...
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Election 2024 putting trust under an unusual strainSep 16, 2024 4:00 am - It has often been said by advocates for both major political parties that the General Election of November 2024 is the most important in generations. The claims may be pa...
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‘KEV-in! KEV-in!’: The sports stories that don’t get toldSep 12, 2024 4:00 am - This is not a “Casey At The Bat” story. It is better. A young man steps awkwardly into the batter’s box. He is of average height. His legs are stiff as two closet dowels ...
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Sep 08, 2024 9:31 am - ‘ Canta y no Llores’ (Sing and Don’t Cry) — From the Traditional Mexican Song “Cielito Lindo” Mexican flags draped on houses, lotería at the Wheaton Public Library...
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Politics should not exempt DEI from cutsSep 06, 2024 4:00 am - The diversity, equity and inclusion industry — known as DEI — exploded in 2020 and 2021. To be sure, in the summer of 2020, one could argue there was a public mandate to ...
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Some policy housekeeping as campaign coverage steps upSep 05, 2024 4:00 am - With Labor Day behind us, we are in the thick of the General Election campaign season, so it seems a good time to revisit some issues readers and candidates should keep i...
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Kinzinger got it right in speech to DNCAug 30, 2024 4:00 am - I grew up in a Catholic household that generally supported Democratic candidates. My parents idolized John F. Kennedy. We even had a cheap tapestry of him being sworn in ...
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When clever clichés overwhelm truth in political debateAug 29, 2024 4:00 am - As we step into the quasi-official start of the political campaign for the Nov. 5 General Election, we are certain to hear a wide range of clichés intended to suggest the...