Jim Davis
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Why you had to go elsewhere for Noah’s quoteJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Now that the topic of personal slurs has died down, I’d like to stir up that hornet’s nest again. Actually, the topic is closer to how we handle racial and cultural slur...
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Hey, we’re all fighting for the same side hereMay 27, 2011 5:00 am - You’ve seen numerous stories in our Neighbor section in recent days about Memorial Day ceremonies and parades coming to our communities. With one exception: You’ll see o...
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Finger becomes a fist in DuPage remap debacleMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s the lead we were tempted to use on Robert Sanchez’s story in Thursday’s paper: “DuPage County Board members have given the finger to potential candidate Laura Fit...
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Celebrations live longer than children they honorMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - If there ever has been a more prolonged tragedy than that of Jeanine Nicarico, I can't recall it. I remember well a story we did many years ago, noting how 10-year-old J...
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Naperville principal gives scoop on ditch dayMay 05, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s living proof no good deed goes unpunished. City Editor Bob Smith had talked to a few Naperville Central High School theater students for stories we were doing. So...
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Even perception of sneakiness can draw outrageApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Today’s topic: Sneakiness in government. Or the perception thereof. Several recent examples: Ÿ The Winfield village board doubled the severance payout for its village ma...
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We’re lucky to meet Naperville’s Jordan SchubertApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - Have I ever shared my philosophy on golf and journalism? Perhaps I have, but it bears repeating: Better to be lucky than good. Initially, I applied that theory to today’...
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A few more details on Bob Woodward's visit to LisleApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - “Nice job on the Woodward call-in,” I told staff writer Marco Santana, about his deadline story on Watergate legend Bob Woodward's appearance at Benedictine College in L...
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Clear message sent — by 16.4 percent of youApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - A week ago, I dared you, gentle voter, to make me eat my words as I predicted the typical lousy turnout in Tuesday's local elections: DuPage County: 19 percent. Napervil...
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Hey, DuPage, will you even vote?Apr 04, 2011 12:00 am - As of Saturday, we've resumed control of our Fence Post column to the usual assortment of writers who want to opine about Democrats, Republicans, teacher pensions and ou...