John Lampinen
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The White Sox can heal your broken hearts, Cubs fansFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - On Valentine's Day, Burt Constable, our venerable storytelling columnist, announced he is falling out of love with the Cubs. As so often is the case in talk of divorce, ...
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National Newspaper Week: Our newsroom is consumed by a spirit of community serviceOct 09, 2018 10:00 am - Framed examples of the community service work that is the hallmark of our staff's devotion dominate a wall that leads to our newsroom. At the center of that long display...
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Through the Film Magnifier: A new way to see vintage suburbia in old picturesMay 21, 2018 5:30 am - To our readers, Today, we introduce a feature we hope you'll pause regularly to enjoy as much as we'll enjoy creating it. We're calling it "Through the Film Magnifier" a...
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A new column that will point out real fake newsMay 19, 2018 1:00 am - In Sunday's paper, we will introduce a column that calls out the fake news that undermines our democracy and the trust we place in the genuine news and information we re...
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Introducing a new column on long-term grief and healingMay 11, 2018 1:00 am - Next week, we introduce a new Monday column by Susan Anderson-Khleif meant to help widows and widowers cope with long-term grief. The overwhelming personal feedback we r...
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Last Kiss: Some widows heal from grief by healing othersApr 22, 2018 5:30 am - Amy Florian was 25 and living in Iowa when her husband, John, was killed in a car crash on an icy road. Devastated, she began keeping a journal of her grief and reading ...
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Last Kiss: A widow's mission to sustain her husband's barbershopApr 20, 2018 5:00 am - Despite the candlelit countertop memorial inside the entrance, customers often asked “Where's Corey?” that fall as they swept past the empty first chair. It was left to ...
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Last Kiss: A widow wishes she had asked for one more kissApr 19, 2018 5:30 am - If only she'd asked for her kiss. The thought haunts Patty Hindes. It haunts her the way so many thoughts of that day haunt her, the way widows so often are haunted by q...
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Last Kiss: A barber, his widow and their life of passionsApr 17, 2018 5:00 am - The thing is one of the earliest memories Jenessa Donnellan has of her stepfather. “From the beginning when we were kids,” she says, “he always did it to make us laugh.”...
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A beautiful day, a motorcycle crash, and a barber's wife becomes a widowApr 13, 2018 3:00 pm - Death, as it sometimes does, struck like a hammer, sudden and callous. “Out of nowhere, a vehicle turned left in front of us,” Kourosh B. Sosani remembers as if it we...