Columns
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Countdown to prep football: Four Saturday games to see this seasonAug 07, 2025 6:00 am - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with four Saturday games to see this season.
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Infrequently asked questions: Amid misery in Gaza, some things don't compute — Part 1Aug 07, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Memo to all demanding Palestinian statehood: Hamas still has hostagesAug 07, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Sarley: How we survived microbursts on Lake SuperiorAug 06, 2025 3:29 pm - We watched the skies to the east of us as a storm seemed to be materializing quickly. Darned weather forecasters, lying to me again. This storm was a surprise, to be sure.
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Tips on streamlining your association’s board meetingsAug 06, 2025 3:15 pm - Association board meetings don’t have to be three hours long. However, we often hear from clients that each board meeting takes several hours. Here are some hints to streamline the meeting process.
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American Legion baseball makes Carol Stream a mini-vacation destinationAug 06, 2025 11:44 am - Carol Stream hosts American Legion baseball’s Great Lakes Regional at Lee Pfund Stadium through Sunday.
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The ‘write’ way to use AI in college essaysAug 06, 2025 10:48 am - Writing a college admissions essay is a little bit like going through a job interview.
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Meet tarator, tzatziki’s lighter, more flexible cousinAug 06, 2025 5:54 am - Is it soup or is it salad? Could it be a sauce, too? With the right tweaks, tarator can be all three. This refreshing cold cucumber and yogurt concoction is especially popular in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. It’s refreshing, versatile and possibly one of the easiest recipes you’ll ever try.
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Want to drink like a pope? Try this Lazio redAug 06, 2025 5:36 am - The U.S. has proudly worn its banner of World’s Top Wine Consumer by volume for more than a decade. But honors for top consumption per capita are held by another country, the Vatican.
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What kind of government do Americans want seriously enough to pay for?Aug 06, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Despite tax cuts, spending grows faster than revenues. Higher rates rarely raise more funds. To avoid economic decline, we must curb promises and subsidies to match lower taxes with less government.