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Irish from my head to my knees, but some stereotypes just don’t fit
March 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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The end of cold, gray, boring snow is nearing. We can only hope
February 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Once I was Mr. Cool. But technology has put me in an impatient hurry to get nowhere
January 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Trees of Christmases past fall somewhere between Charlie Brown and Clark Griswold
December 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM
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Even miles apart, East St. Louis’ Mackin brothers are more alike than they are different
November 10, 2024 at 5:30 AM
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A wrong-way bear in southern Illinois? Or a blurry-eyed golfer’s daydream?
October 5, 2024 at 5:30 AM
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Jerry Lewis singing on TV meant hemming ‘husky’ pants and the mournful end of summer
Updated September 1, 2024 at 7:50 AM
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We lost you 34 years ago, Dad. Here are my three wishes for Father’s Day
June 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM