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Monday, September 8, 2025

At least the Washington Monument is safe.

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Patrick Ahern, left, talks with National Guardsmen about the Washington DC situation.      WASHINGTON — The Washington Monument is secure. A...
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Sunday, September 7, 2025

Flashback 2006: Tokyo Rose, all over again

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     My cousin Harry Roberts died of complications from kidney failure last week. You might remember me writing about his struggles . I will...
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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Great moments in communication

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           Anxious, or just methodical? Who can say?      Either way, I always check the Metra schedule when I'm taking the train downt...
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Friday, September 5, 2025

Flashback 1994: CHA VACANCIES CREATE TROUBLE SPOTS

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  The last remaining building of the Robert Taylor Homes (Wikimedia Commons)       Wednesday's column prompted several readers to sneer...
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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Soldiers in our streets — as the city braces, remember: they're been here before

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The National Guard patrols Madison Street during the riots following the assassination of  Martin Luther King Jr. (Sun-Times archive)       ...
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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Flash! Crime terror doesn't grip Chicago

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The biggest danger on the Riverwalk is someone stepping on your toe. Other areas of the city have more crime, but all told, Chicago is not t...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Why I seldom go on television

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     So CNN tapped on my cage Friday morning.      "I am reaching out on behalf of CNN's show, Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber, which w...
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