Jim Davis
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Three unexpectedly helpful uses of social mediaMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County Judge Clint Hull is “not a big online guy.” Still likes to get his daily news from the papers he picks up in his driveway each morning. But like many of us, ...
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When suburban news carries the day, it's a great dayMay 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Actual memo from me to the DuPage/Fox Valley staffs, edited for space: DuPagers, Foxes, I consider our day a success when the importance of the local news and/or the exc...
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Sober houses' our latest find in pervasive addictions battleMay 08, 2016 5:00 am - Two major projects - on heroin addiction and mental health - were envisioned as yearlong efforts but morphed into ongoing stories that have taken on a life of their own....
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Prince death poignant point on how music fills our livesApr 23, 2016 2:00 pm - Surely you remember where you were, what you were doing, when you first heard of such earth-shattering events as the Sept. 11 attack or Challenger disaster? Those moment...
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Do we really want to obey - or enforce - speed limits?Apr 17, 2016 7:00 am - Some pearls of wisdom from our letters to the editor column: Responding to Transportation Writer Marni Pyke's column about the perils of merging via "cattle chute" onto ...
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Fairdale man's tornado video tells haunting storyApr 09, 2016 2:00 pm - It's not just that Clem Schultz's video has gained international attention, his harrowing cellphone footage is remarkable on many levels. Susan Sarkauskas wrote the stor...
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To achieve these lofty goals, you just gotta have heartMar 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Bill Spence's journey on foot will span six months and cover 2,190 miles. Bruce Weiss' goal is to cover almost four miles in 10 days. Spence has youth on his side: He's ...
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Candidates who live with parents and other vile stuffMar 12, 2016 12:00 pm - Fellow columnist Jim Slusher made some excellent points a few days ago about our election coverage. To recap a few: • We stop publishing election-related letters the Fri...
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American Heart Association, red hats, babies and DH post create online sensationFeb 27, 2016 12:00 pm - Newsroom lore says nothing pushes readers' buttons quite like a good animal story. Lately we've discovered restaurant openings and closings draw a big online crowd. Add ...
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Sleepy Hollow, and its rural way of life, at a crossroadsFeb 20, 2016 1:00 pm - Little question that the village of Sleepy Hollow, population 3,300, is not your typical suburb. It's a bedroom community seemingly plopped down in the middle of a big f...