Jim Baumann
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Grammar Moses: An olio of staycation musingsJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - I didn't have time to write a column last week, but I did have plenty of time to think about it while vacationing in various parts of my house. And now that I'm back to ...
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Grammar Moses: Comma, comma, comma, comma, comma chameleonDec 26, 2020 12:00 am - When you're in the mood for a little grammatical navel-gazing, it's fun to consider how the smallest things can have a large impact. Let's focus today on the comma. Comm...
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Good News Sunday: How a Palatine teen helped stock suburban pantriesDec 20, 2020 4:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published by the Daily Herald during the previous week: When 16-year-old Eva Ko...
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Grammar Moses: Is there a Dr. in the White House?Dec 20, 2020 12:00 am - I'm sure you've been wondering where I fall on the whole Dr. Jill Biden kerfuffle. I chose “kerfuffle” over “controversy” because it pairs so nicely with “malarkey.” Thi...
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Good News Sunday: A reunion with a dog after 3 years, and horse hugsDec 13, 2020 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published by the Daily Herald during the previous week: Excitement and disbelie...
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Grammar Moses: A collection of goodies that won't give you a tummy acheDec 12, 2020 12:00 am - Do you have an Advent calendar at home with a door or window revealing a Bible verse or a puzzle or a tiny picture each day until Christmas? We had them when I was a kid...
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Policy Corner: Our guidelines for reporting on unhelpful behaviorDec 06, 2020 12:00 am - At the Daily Herald we take our commitment to the communities we serve seriously. We want to be good citizens of the suburbs. We want to make things better - not worse. ...
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Grammar Moses: This has been an interminable, irredeemable yearDec 05, 2020 12:00 am - If you had to choose one word to sum up 2020, what would it be? Interminable? Irredeemable? Abominable? Guano? These are definitely in my Top 10. Come to think of it, th...
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Grammar Moses: 'Vintage' is in the eye of the beholderNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - You've polished off all of the vintage wine in the house. With nowhere to go and no one to see, your vintage fire engine red 1965 Mustang sits idle (not idling, mind yo...
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Grammar Moses: Z is always first in my heartNov 14, 2020 12:00 am - While wearing one of my other columnist hats recently, I wrote about our policy for handling election mug shots in the newspaper. It wasn't the idea that we run them wit...