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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

'Reconsider whether cars and trucks are the best way to deliver items in dense neighborhoods'

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        On Monday, my column looked at the issues raised by Ald. Daniel La Spata's ordinance facilitating Chicagoans who want to turn i...
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Monday, December 8, 2025

To snitch or not to snitch? Is proposed parking scofflaw law a good idea?

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Bike park at the central train station in Copenhagen.      This is a tough one.      As a rule, I'm not a on-this-hand, on-the-other kin...
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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Flashback 1991: Pearl Harbor terror recalled at rites here

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The 50th anniversary was front page news         Today is Pearl Harbor Day — a Sunday, as it was in 1941. I will fly the flag. Can't say...
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Saturday, December 6, 2025

Flashback 1998: Galoshes mark big milestone

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     The aging brain retains many odd bits, the mental equivalent of drawers jammed with junk and jars brimming with buttons and pennies. F...
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Friday, December 5, 2025

Can't sleep? Don't count sheep — use this guided meditation for healthful snoozing

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     Hey there, and welcome to the Chicago Sun-Times guided meditation for sleep. I'm your host, Neil Steinberg, and I'd like to inv...
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Thursday, December 4, 2025

'The Carrot Seed'

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       The Thanksgiving holiday began early in my household this year, with the arrival of my older son, daughter-in-law and their 5 month o...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Is this 'rage bait' if I'm not provoking you deliberately?

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       Unlike you, I actually own a full set of the Oxford English Dictionary. A dozen massive volumes — each a foot tall and weighing about...
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