Jim Davis
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Making the world a better place — 2 hours at a timeMay 11, 2014 5:00 am - How hard can this be? Corral a group of mostly strangers, feed 'em, but grill them about what makes our communities great; challenge them to come up with ideas on what c...
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Three golf buddies describe their favorite holes in the suburbsApr 28, 2014 1:00 am - OK, don't even waste your time arguing. What follows is the indisputable list of the nine coolest golf holes in the suburbs. Don't believe me? Of course not; there could...
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Why your mayors want you riled up over pensionsApr 20, 2014 5:01 am - Let's face it, our municipal leaders are not in the most enviable position on this one: They need to get the public's blood boiling about pension reform. It's a huge, hu...
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Candy, movies in school: What's district's view?Apr 13, 2014 5:00 am - An online comment on our story about what may or may not be a brewing controversy at a West Dundee school over teachers giving out candy and showing “Toy Story” during i...
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Candy, movies in school. What's district's view?Apr 13, 2014 1:01 am - An online comment on our story about what may or may not be a brewing controversy at a West Dundee school over teachers giving out candy and showing "Toy Story" during i...
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Photo shoot turns into something specialMar 23, 2014 5:00 am - The lead-in headline to Monday's Caring in Action feature says it all: “The 10 members of the Daily Herald's DuPage Leadership Team met for the first time in December fo...
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Stuff you might not know about the Daily HeraldMar 15, 2014 11:00 pm - I'll admit I wasn't bouncing off the ceiling with excitement over the prospect of a four-hour company leadership training session. And, yes, we did those exercises: Name...
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Daily Miracle: Outlet malls and aging theatersMar 09, 2014 5:00 am - The Page 1 centerpiece. It's not viewed by everyone as the biggest, most important story of the day (the “skyline” across the top of paper sometimes takes that honor), b...
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From hoarding to government overloadFeb 22, 2014 12:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and stolen...
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Should Chicago Symphony play in a preserve?Feb 09, 2014 4:00 am - Imagine the prospect of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra coming to DuPage County. On its face, who could argue with the idea? Think of the vaunted CSO playing beautiful mu...