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Columnist Scott Bolohan says that leaving the country to go to graduate school has made him a better American.

Become a better American by leaving the country

Rudy Giuliani's comments last week about President Obama not loving America were almost certainly racist, fear mongering and full of desperation in light of Giuliani's own increasing irrelevance. But I...
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Real change begins with empathy, not protests

The lack of indictments in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner has sparked huge protests across the country. And those demonstrations need to stop. I get that people...
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No deal for you, Jay

Jay Cutler's career with the Bears has been full of twists and turns. Unfortunately, most of those involve body parts. The "signature" moment of Cutler's Bears career was shivering on...
There's plenty of outrage over the Washington Redskins name, but not over the Blackhawks logo. How come?

Where’s the Blackhawks logo outrage?

The debate about the Washington Redskins' name has been a hot issue for a while, and for good reason. Yet it seems strange the Blackhawks are getting a free pass....
Derrick Rose warms up before the start of his team's game against the Pacers.

Please take us back, D-Rose

Wow, you're looking great. I know we had some problems, but that is all in the past right? Long time ago right? OK, OK. I've changed, I swear. You were...
Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks already have two titles. They shouldn't be satisfied with fewer than six.

Hawks’ magic number: 6 titles

When I was growing up, I was obsessed with these terrible commercials for Chaser, a pill that was supposed to cure hangovers. But like all great things you see on...
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All the bumps and bruises, just for a baseball

"Keep watching." That was the best advice Ken Vangeloff could give me. We were trying to catch baseballs on Waveland Avenue during batting practice before the Cubs game Sunday. If...
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A Hawks fan’s wild ride in Boston

The last time the Blackhawks were in the Stanley Cup Final, in 2010, I went to Philadelphia, wore my Duncan Keith jersey and had my physical well-being threatened multiple times....