Jim Baumann
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Grammar Moses: Did the whole country go red, or am I seeing things?Nov 07, 2020 12:00 am - For those of you who dream of the entire country going red, check out the photo I've attached to this column. I grabbed a red onion from the cupboard Thursday morning fo...
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Policy Corner: Everything you wanted to know about candidate mug shotsNov 02, 2020 1:00 am - They are tiny - just an inch tall - but they are powerful. I'm talking about mug shots, of course. During political season, the content of those mug shots (head-and-shou...
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Grammar Moses: You're 20 times less likely to enjoy this columnNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - Tuesday is Election Day. Or, I should say, Election Month begins today. This will be a month of math the likes of which we've never seen. You might even hear a candidat...
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Good News Sunday: Palatine students make contribution through artOct 18, 2020 5:30 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: Palatine is home to two ...
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Grammar Moses: Revenge of the readersOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - Some days, this column writes itself. That might sound like hyperbole or self-deprecation, but for the purposes of today's column it's true. What follows is a collection...
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Grammar Moses: True cleverness is timelessOct 10, 2020 1:00 am - True cleverness is timeless. Take this from William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," written 419 years ago: "Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve ...
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Policy Corner: Beware the October SurpriseOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Some voters have short memories. And some news stories take days or weeks to flesh out. Such knowledge is at the heart of the October Surprise. I'm not talking about the...
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Good News Sunday: One Barrington family, two Eagle ScoutsOct 04, 2020 5:30 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: A family in Barrington h...
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Grammar Moses: This canard is no fish taleOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - This column has been updated to correct the name of Audrey II, the man-eating plant. There are some words that make me smile. Sometimes I can explain why, sometimes...
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Grammar Moses: Is 'aqua-based cremation' really cremation?Sep 26, 2020 1:00 am - The story pitch went a little something like this: "A new business is seeking permission from the village board to open an aqua-based crematorium. As proposed, human and...