Jim Davis
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Like teachers, our challenge is competing for attentionFeb 13, 2016 1:00 pm - It's an old saw that journalists are people who aren't good at math, didn't want to take it in college. Add foreign language to the list, at least when I was groping abo...
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Davis: When issue gets tough, tough to get a COD commentFeb 07, 2016 4:00 am - The deadline for the hopelessly deadlocked College of DuPage board to choose a replacement trustee for the resigned Kathy Hamilton expires in four days. I'll go out on ...
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A special Sunday SoapboxJan 31, 2016 5:00 am - Sunday Soapbox, not necessarily briefly stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and shamelessly stolen from the Saturday feature with almost the same name. C...
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Need your help making my Boss video break the InternetJan 23, 2016 1:00 pm - Have you ever seen a 66-year-old man crowd surfing? I hadn't, until Tuesday night. That changed during Bruce Springsteen's concert at the United Center. During "Hungry H...
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Davis: I knew Cougars before they were The CougarsJan 02, 2016 12:00 pm - I was there for Opening Day. Opening day of 1991, that is. It was a raw, blustery April day, and several of us Daily Herald types decided a field trip to see the new min...
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Dream 18: Some of the best golf holes in the suburbsJan 01, 2016 4:30 am - Who knew many golfers would be playing well into December? No doubt that portends an early start to this year's season. And what a good time to recap a list of favorite ...
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Favorite letters of 2015 marked by the passing of a friendDec 28, 2015 5:00 am - Len Brauer's request tells you much about his character: “In lieu of flowers, Len would like for you to go out of your way to do something nice and meaningful for someon...
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Davis: The long, strange trip of reporting PARCC resultsDec 12, 2015 1:00 pm - Tim Broderick, our editor of data journalism and graphics, got the word about 4 p.m. Wednesday. The final release of state report card info - how our children fared on a...
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Basic story turns into major lesson on fire safetyDec 05, 2015 1:00 pm - It started as a spot news story and turned into much, much more. Staff writer Lauren Rohr, while working the Sunday night "breaking news" shift, reported on the basics o...
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Davis: 'Fuddy Duddy' gives critic a reason to smileNov 28, 2015 1:00 pm - The writer of a letter to the editor that appears on this page takes some pretty good jabs at the Daily Herald in his unsolicited critique of the Saturday, Nov. 21, edit...