Jim Davis
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9/11, Ryans' tragedies help us keep perspectiveSep 10, 2011 8:00 am - Perspective. The word has been on my mind a lot this week as I've been a part of our coverage of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and other poignan...
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Naperville deaths prompt the tough callsSep 04, 2011 12:00 am - “Want me to call the parents?” It’s a question that puts a bit of a knot in my stomach. When I’m asked, it usually means a young life has been claimed in a tragic way. T...
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National attention foisted on Glen EllynAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - In the past week, it’s been all about Glen Ellyn. OK, maybe a little bit about Wheaton. Oh, let’s throw Carol Stream in there, too. Consider all that transpired: 타 Class...
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Amid murder, mayhem, still room for good newsAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - The phone message was one I’ve heard before, just new circumstances: Why can’t you have some more positive news on the front page; three days about that kid who tried to...
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Lisle hearing defines cross-examinationAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - The following exchange occurred when a Lisle resident cross-examined the chief operating officer of a company that wants to put a bus yard in a big unused parking lot. “...
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Daily Herald scoop: You can fry an egg in carJul 22, 2011 9:00 am - It seems my noble but ill-fated experiment — in the name of good journalism — is coming back to haunt me. We had a heat wave of epic proportions in the 1990s, one compar...
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An apology to our Welsh readersJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - At the risk of mixing metaphors, let me say sometimes you just have to step up to the plate and take your lumps. I'll go first. There are so many buzzwords, catchphrases...
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Church leader perfect fit as jury forewomanJul 01, 2011 3:00 am - For a short time, she was known to the world as Juror No. 146, forewoman of the jury that convicted former governor Rod Blagojevich of a boatload of criminal charges. In...
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DuPage pol’s job strictly 9 to 5Jun 24, 2011 3:00 am - Is a politician’s job a 9-to-5 thing? From all I hear, the answer is an emphatic “No.” Not long ago, Kerry Lester, our political writer, traveled to Washington, D.C., to...
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DuPage native son does us proud as tax watchdogJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - The joke around the newsroom goes something like this: “OK, who in DuPage is Jake gonna skewer next?” That's Jake Griffin, who formerly covered DuPage County government ...