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Thursday, January 7, 2021

"This god-awful display today"

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       I had planned to run an old column today about the man who oversees the model railroad at the Museum of Science and Industry.      Bu...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The South shall fall again. And again. And again.

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  Robert Gould Shaw memorial, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (National Gallery of Art)      The South was never going to win the Civil War.      ...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

You can't live my life; but you can wear my hat

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Chillin' in a Cara cap in Chile.       Okay, I admit it. I'm a cool guy. A big shot, big city, Chicago newspaper columnist for years...
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Monday, January 4, 2021

Bears survive one more week, but starch goes on forever

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       The Bears lost to the Packers on Sunday but made it into the playoffs anyway, so their suffering continues.      The season started s...
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Sunday, January 3, 2021

"I am a legend, a beloved legend"—RIP, Bert Raynes

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Bert Raynes       I was sorry to hear that Bert Raynes died on Friday, at the ripe age of 96, after a life well lived in nature.     When th...
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Saturday, January 2, 2021

Texas notes: Ode to 2020

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     Austin bureau chief Caren Jeskey glances back at 2020, then looks down the road of 2021. I wake up, not certain I’m in the right world....
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Friday, January 1, 2021

Make the Most of a Brand New Year

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     Good morning! Happy 2021. Well, so far anyway. As for the rest of the year, well, we'll see. A new president, almost certainly, wit...
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