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A stirring of discontent over resorting to a vague descriptionMar 28, 2024 4:56 pm - Alexa, cycling through an unending stream of images from my kitchen counter, beckons me to connect with a variety of network television sports content. And I am troubled....
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Pursue peace, not war, in MideastMar 29, 2024 11:19 am - The current conflict in the Middle East will go down in history as one of the cruelest man-made catastrophe of this century. As of the writing of this article, more than ...
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Estonia’s 20 years in NATO shows value of allianceMar 27, 2024 12:58 pm - Twenty years ago, on March 29, 2004, Estonia, along with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO...
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George Marshall: A public servant and the public goodMar 20, 2024 11:19 am - One antidote to our poisonous, nasty political atmosphere is to consider especially significant positive leaders of our past. Author, educator and soldier Josiah Bunting ...
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Transformational boost for higher-ed would also help stateMar 13, 2024 4:47 pm - It isn’t often lawmakers get to consider transformational policy proposals. Legislative change is typically incremental. But just last week, the state’s Commission on Equ...
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The special demands of covering a Bears move as local newsMar 13, 2024 3:16 pm - From the first hints in the summer of 2021 that the Chicago Bears might be seriously considering a move to Arlington Heights, covering the twists and turns of the story h...
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Vote ‘yes’ for mental health funding in McHenry County on March 19Mar 06, 2024 10:22 am - In the last few years, mental health needs have increased across the country. In a 2023 poll, nearly 40% of McHenry County adults reported recent symptoms of anxiety or d...
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A pre-Oscars conversation on the merits and meanings of arts criticismMar 06, 2024 3:12 pm - With Oscar Night only a delicious few nights away, the time seems ripe to discuss a topic that’s been on my mind, and in my household, lately. No, it’s not the glamour or...
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Let’s stop China’s ambition for world aviation dominanceMar 01, 2024 11:50 am - In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year, Asia-Pacific regional safety, peace, stability and prosperity is increasingly important and is everyon...
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The uncertain Ukraine war grinds onFeb 28, 2024 3:49 pm - February brought the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the start of the third year of war. Despite brutal efforts by the much larger invader, includi...