Month: December 2020

Sports

COVID-19 cancellations catch up with Illinois, Northwestern

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By Woodrow Carroll It was bound to happen with COVID-19 laying waste to the sports scene. But, it was still painful when it did happen! Early there was a sense of optimism that Illinois, Northwestern, and Northern Illinois would play all of their scheduled top-level Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football...

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Chad Beebe and Don Beebe, son and father, ‘elated’

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“Elated.” The emotion was a one-word summation by Don Beebe, Aurora University head football coach, earlier this week on his reaction to his son, Chad Beebe’s, touchdown reception for the Minnesota Vikings Sunday with 46 seconds remaining in regulation (see below) that led to a 28-27 victory over the visiting...

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Oswego Hall of Fame inductee class named

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Oswego High School recently released a list of its newest inductees into the Oswego High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Due to the ongoing pandemic, there are no details of if, or when, a ceremony will take place this school year. If it does not, the 2020 Class will be...

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Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) Winter-gear collection will assist kids in need

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Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) members collected hats, mittens, scarves, socks and cash donations for needy kids Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Gaslite Manor banquets, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. Dick Schindel of Aurora, AARTA president, said the collection was the annual December AARTA Supporting Kids (ASK) project. Donations will...

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Boxing basics good practice for Parkinson’s patients

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A self-described “gym rat all my life,” Harry Koth never had dabbled in the sport of boxing. Hadn’t worked the speed bag, hadn’t tweaked his footwork, hadn’t thrown an uppercut. It wasn’t until a difficult diagnosis, then a revelation in a newsletter, along with the advocacy of actor Michael J....

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National Opinion

Never too late to help: Linking in a force for good

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By John W. Whitehead “War is over. If you want it.” —John Lennon If ever there were a year filled with an abundance of bad news and a shortage of good news, 2020 would take the prize. Between the toxic political theater, pandemic scares, nationwide lockdowns that smack of martial...

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History

A Focus on History: December 3 through December 9

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December 3 An explosion at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leads to the worst industrial accident in history. More than 2,000 persons die and another 200,000 were injured when toxic gas enveloped the city. – 1984. December 4 Heavy smog begins to hover over London, England. It...

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