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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Five days after ‘The Day the Music Died’

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Waylon Jennings, left, and Buddy Holly.      Today is Feb. 8, 2023, probably, if you are reading this in a physical, ink and wood pulp newsp...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Flashback 1995: Private Olive Still Everybody's Hero

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Milton Olive III      Sometimes when readers suggest topics, I get testy: thank you very much, but I am neither a lounge pianist nor a short...
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Monday, February 6, 2023

Salad maker for the world

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Terri Burnett      Draped head to toe, from hairnet to shoe covers, Terri Burnett stands alongside dozens of similarly clad workers in a 37-...
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Sunday, February 5, 2023

The nick of all time

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            “You cut yourself shaving.”      Yes, yes I did. Six hours earlier, getting ready to go to the big get-to-know-each-other party...
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Saturday, February 4, 2023

Northshore notes: Soulshine

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By Caren Jeskey   You are an ice covered twig with a quiet, smiling sap The spring winds of life have tested your steel-blade soul and the h...
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Friday, February 3, 2023

Gather in the newsroom for a brief meeting

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     Harry Golden Jr. came striding into the fourth floor newsroom at 401 N. Wabash Ave. like a character from “Guys and Dolls.” The dean of...
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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Flashback 2000: Elmer Gertz, 93, champion of liberal causes

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Elmer Gertz (ST file photo)       Sunday morning was spent chatting with my friend Robert Feder at a breakfast event at his synagogue. Our t...
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