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What does the liberation DeJesus, Berry & Knight tell us?
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LIVE CHAT: HBO Liberace: Behind the Candelabra, Sunday, 9 p.m. ET
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Howard Dean channels Alinsky: calls Benghazi inquiry ‘laughable joke’
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Obama does not return marine's saulute
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Boxing: Carl Froch gives British fans a thrill, beats Mikkel Kessler
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Spicy cold lemonade for a Memorial Day cookout
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March Against Monsanto: GMO protests in 436 cities worldwide (images)
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Florida teen Kaitlyn Hunt rejects plea in underage same-sex case
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Rolling Thunder: Keeping the true meaning of Memorial Day alive
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The American Cemetery in Normandy is a must for every traveler
Nicholas Goralka
Nick Goralka is a sports enthusiast with eclectic interests. In addition to cheering on and suffering along with his Chicago teams, Nick is a competitively-ranked tennis player, enjoys debating real versus imaginary numbers in mathematical functions, and is a trumpet soloist in his Jazz ensemble which has performed throughout Chicago and for Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Vice President Joe Biden at a recent charity fundraiser.
Nick is still in high school, steadily working his way through his Statistics class, and learning more and more every day about analyzing the sports that he loves.
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Political Potpourri
A collection of reader guest articles, thoughts and opinions by Communities writers and breaking news and information.
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Obama does not return marine's saulute
Obama forgot to salute a marine when boarding Marine One; should we be upset?
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Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members
The Boy Scouts of America voted today to allow openly gay boys as scouts but the ban on homosexual leaders remains.
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Obama unscathed by scandals: Popularity over 50%
After possibly the worst week of the Obama administration, new polls show that the President has escaped relatively unscathed.
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Obama's endlessly loose ends
Benghazi, the IRS, the AP - Obama had nothing to do with any of them. He knows nothing about them. They're just messy loose ends.
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Obama does not return marine's saulute
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Ingredients for Healthy Living
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Travels with Peabod
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Recent Entries by Nicholas Goralka
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Chicago Bulls need Derrick Rose to come back this year
Published 7:38 p.m. March 17, 2013
A newly announced hamstring injury notwithstanding, Derrick Rose shouldn’t think twice about returning this year if he’s physically healthy.
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Oscar Pistorius: The tragedy of another inspirational superstar
Published 5:04 p.m. February 19, 2013
From Lance Armstrong to Oscar Pistorius, we are painfully reminded every day that good athletes aren't necessarily good people.
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An ode to London Fletcher, a better linebacker than Ray Lewis
Published 7:51 a.m. January 23, 2013
With Ray Lewis’ recent decision to retire, many believe he's the greatest linebacker ever, but he might not even be the greatest today.
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Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick show the future of NFL quarterbacks
Published 11:55 a.m. January 14, 2013
Though Tom Brady looked impressive, Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson showed the world the true future of the NFL’s field generals.
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2012: The year Chicago had the most disappointing sports season ever.
Published 6:47 p.m. January 10, 2013
Derrick Rose, Jay Cutler, the White Sox and the NHL all teamed up to make Chicago fans miserable in 2012.
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The contradiction of the Dallas Cowboys’ Josh Brent
Published 8:50 p.m. December 18, 2012
It’s impossible to tell if we as a society should shun him or support him; the only thing all of us can do is learn from him.
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The absurdity of the NBA’s fine of the San Antonio Spurs
Published 1:04 a.m. December 7, 2012
David Stern set a dangerous precedent when he decided to fine the Spurs $250,000 for resting their four best players in a game against the Miami Heat.
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Why the Charlotte Bobcats could make the NBA playoffs
Published 9:21 a.m. November 20, 2012
An overlooked, overachieving Charlotte team has as good a chance as any to steal one of the last two spots in the East.
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Presidential debates are pointless and counterproductive
Published 6:22 p.m. October 22, 2012
With all the media hype surrounding these debates, no one has asked the one unanswerable question: Why do we watch these things?
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The SEC bias in college football needs to end
Published 7:31 p.m. October 18, 2012
Breaking news: there is more than one conference in college football. If only the BCS could see it.
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A belated thank you to the NFL replacement Refs
Published 9:09 a.m. October 9, 2012
It wasn’t your fault you were put in that situation where you underwent more criticism than anyone not named Kardashian has seen in years, so thank you.
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Washington Redskins’ Robert Griffin III is secretly Tony Stark, the Iron Man
Published 3:59 p.m. September 16, 2012
A young, handsome millionaire with superpowers like nobody has ever seen?
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Why Democrats and Republicans hold conventions
Published 2:55 p.m. September 7, 2012
With undecided voters few and far between, conventions aren't about teaching anyone anything. The real goal of of the RNC and DNC was to deliver safe, scripted, zero-content pep rallies.
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NFL predictions for the 2012 playoffs: NFC
Published 10:06 p.m. September 3, 2012
Barring injuries, as is the case every year, here are the twelve teams that will find themselves in the postseason come playoff time.
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Olympics 2012: The real Dream Team: USA women’s basketball
Published 11:31 a.m. August 3, 2012
With all of the focus on who said what on the men’s basketball team, we’re all being distracted from America’s truly dominant squad: the women.
