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Return to sports takes tepid start; some still on hold

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Implications are that one by one sports will return. Details of how, when, and in what format are unclear. We continue to play the waiting game. Continually. NASCAR is running races without fans, the Fire, as a part of the Major League Soccer, will return to competition Saturday, June 13...

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Claims of freedom in COVID-19 relative, not absolute

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One door closes. Another door opens. Pragmatists, clear-thinking optimists, and realists, can live by such methods. We live in such times. There is understanding from many individuals that there are no guarantees in staying inside and in keeping businesses shut down in perpetuity. Planning, realism, common sense must dictate our...

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Plans and uncertainty; Augustana new class strong

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Sports plans must continue. Uncertainty reigns. Still, even with the knowledge that schedules may be changed, that teams do not know when they will play next, and continuity easily can be a casualty, plans are a certainty. Football in the Fall, whether college, high school, or National Football League, remains...

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Alternate plans for Memorial Day; new Lions president

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Indoors often, as a society today, however, nonetheless we do our best to be involved and to be active. It may be incomplete, however, we all do what we can do. There are examples. • Flooding Saturday, Sunday, and Monday found rivers overflowing. See page 1 in North Aurora. Warnings...

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Don Davidson retires from coaching at Parkview

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Experience and longevity on the one hand. Youth and energy on the other hand. Don Davidson, athletic director at Parkview Christian in Yorkville and a fixture in high school basketball in the Fox Valley area for 50 years, made the decision to give up coaching duties and retain duties as...

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Former West Aurora star Ron Hicks’ death untimely

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Death always arrives too soon for individuals who are bigger than life and sometimes it is stunning. Both were in evidence Tuesday this week with the discovery of the untimely death of former West Aurora High School hall of fame basketball player, Ron Hicks. He was a member of both...

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Important items include offering assistance in these times

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In the beginning of the separation of individuals in the COVID-19 generated by contact, direct or transmission of bodily fluids, we had the experience of shutting down with fewer activities. Even though there were suggestions fewer activities would lead to fewer news articles in newspapers. To the contrary, The Voice...

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We always want to move forward, not go back to normal

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The times we live in, the uncommon battle with COVID-19, which has transformed our lives with seeking to avoid contact with the new virus, with staying inside a predominant state, and with personal distance requirements, easily can make us think of times past. The easy reference to society’s previous standard...

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Return to NASCAR alone; successful coach retires

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Movement on the return to sports competition begins with NASCAR’s decision to hold a race event Sunday, May 17, in a sense. It will be different with no fans in attendance, thankfully. The COVID-19 remains in high gear and fans in attendance only would be asking for trouble. There is...

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A force for good in many ways in focus, required, now

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Greg Zanis of Aurora, known as the Cross Man, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, according to his daughter, Susie. The family has encouraged friends to show support with an assembly outside of the home at Indian Trail and Church Road from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 1...

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Projections and reminiscence instead of competition

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Projections and reminiscence. If the game is the thing and we are without live games in sports, it boils down to what might be in the future and what it was previously. • Projection leaves us with the National Football League draft held April 23-25 virtually (online) with no absolute...

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Changes because of COVID-19 part of the daily process

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This too will pass. We shall prevail. Take care, wash our hands, use good sense. The COVID-19 pandemic greatly has influenced our daily patterns, induced fear, and created more than a political discourse. The pandemic has brought individuals and communities together to defeat the invisible foe which has become dominant...

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Sports future plans required; on recalling the past

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With the lack of live competition we are dependent on reliving the past and thinking about the future in sports. Changes in all future professional sports are required. See the Sports Lineup below. Cancellations and postponements reign supreme. We can chafe or acknowledge the necessity. The Indycar Series, the Indianapolis...

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Action taken to help Hesed House homeless shelter vital

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As a society we remain busy, much of it related to the COVID-19 we face today and for the short-term future. Many persons are in slow-down mode and staying inside. Various posts help keep us connected and social isolation is a misnomer. We have ways to connect: Telephone, text, letter,...

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Sports in doubt; Katrina comparison to COVID-19

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Recovery is the question, even in sports. When will sports teams return to playing schedules and how? High school and college teams’ Spring sports seasons have been canceled. Schedules that never were started never will be started. Asterisks will be in those record books forever. That was last month and...

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On help for health; Reich Brothers has plans at Cat. site

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What is our status? In many cases those who are active in the assault on and solution to the invisible COVID-19 have rolled up their sleeves and continue the battle. The next few weeks will not be easy, however, those critical health-care workers involved in seeking to render healthful solutions...

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Sports’ immediate future in doubt within our crisis

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What we would like to do and what can be the realty of sports remain yards, feet, and meters apart. Now should be high school and college cold-April track and field meets. Rain-threatened high school baseball games should be the rule, in spite of the high 70 degree exception Tuesday...

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An attitude of gratitude and thank you important today

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Thank you! An attitude of gratitude. Seeing the best in the situation. We acknowledge the dilemma we are in with the invisible virus virtually vital, at least in the image presented partially and fully in media reports. Nonetheless, help by health-care workers of all elements is around us and includes...

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All sports seasons continue to encounter crossroads

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Life happens! The world turned upside down in sports makes it a learning experience. The predictability of events such as opening day, rivalry games, planned tournaments, and championships, are on a different schedule as a result of pandemic COVID-19 (corpnavirus) The only certainty is that the silent assassin can touch...

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Our call: Change, continuity, clearly, can-do, constant

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Changing times call for changes, and yet, persistence, continuation, determination, and with it all, more than an element of joy. In spite of a few setbacks with the virus which crept into our vocabulary and mindset, each day we can find a way to do just a little better than...

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