While the adage “age is just a number’’ makes no such implication, it is generally perceived to mean older people can still perform feats mostly reserved for the younger generations.
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For attorneys who prosecute criminal cases, conviction rates can represent the same thing batting averages do for baseball players. It’s a measure of success. The prosecutor who gains the most convictions is often considered among the best in the business.
As we sink deeper into these depressing times with our global pandemic, we all need something to do with those daily blank hours.
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What do you do if immigrants learn how to navigate the latest booby trap you’ve set for them?
Democrat presidential nominee, Joe Biden is going to choose a black female running mate. We can expect to learn her identity soon. Content of her character be damned.
Ken: Of all the U.S. cities affected by demonstrations and protests, Minneapolis is the first that I am aware of that has a plan to totally disband and reconstitute its police department. The very progressive City Council has passed a bill which might become a referendum to be voted on this …
In November 2015, three years after taking the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl, quarterback Colin Kaepernick was benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert, a career journeyman most recently unsuccessful with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The next preseason, Kaepernick began donning garb designed …
SPRINGFIELD — In my years covering Illinois politics, I’ve known two men called “Public Official A.”
Editorials
Don't ban plastic straws. Just choose not to use them.
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If you attend a Major League baseball game, you’ll notice a new category on the centerfield scoreboard.
Kankakee Community College is helping the region it serves retain homegrown talent.
We condemn animal cruelty virtually year round. Apply the same standards to the Fourth of July holiday by halting fireworks use.
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Privacy laws vital, but should be applied differently to public figures.
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The city of Kankakee basically has enacted a tax swap by increasing its sales tax from 6.25 to 8.25 percent.
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Canada's decision to legalize recreational marijuana means the U.S. must place tighter security along its northern border.
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One of the strategies local economic development leaders have implemented is a drive to convince young people reaching adulthood to stay and work in the community where they grew up.
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Ohio law that allows the state to purge registered voters if they have not voted in two years.
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The trustees of Social Security and Medicare report that the financial situation of the programs continues to deteriorate.
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A meeting between Northfield Square mall owners and local economic leaders should take place.
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Morning practices are really a benefit for Chicago Bears fans.
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U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's criticism of Chicago Bears is off base.
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Bourbonnais Mayor Paul Schore describes it as a “blank canvas.’’
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A compassionate nature is preferable to a vengeful one.
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Fertility might be the first step toward fatherhood, but the process is not supposed to end there.
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Reducing the number of election judges from five to three is not advisable.
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"Being stupid'' no justification to let Rod Blagojevich walk free.
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Government can help, but you have to let it be known a problem exists.
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A year from now, a significant historical event will be revisited as the 75th anniversary of the Allied Forces invasion of France, commonly known as D-Day, will arrive.
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Anonymity would ease the burden lottery winners often face.
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Kankakee County government still has financial challenges, but deserves credit for progress made.
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Have you noticed good deeds keep getting done in this region we call home? A couple more examples were cited in recent editions of the Daily Journal.
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What type of person was Lillie Ford and what kind of legacy did she leave?
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The recent headline in the Daily Journal read, “Where did all the teenagers go?”
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