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Randy Blaser

Randy Blaser was a community journalist for nearly 30 years, including 22 years as an editor for Pioneer Press. He has won numerous journalism awards …

No easy answers to gun-control questions

One can’t go into a sporting goods store or log on to the Internet without noticing the gun debate that is raging. While shopping at my favorite suburban Bass Pro Shop, I couldn’t help but notice the long line queued up at the gun counter. …Read More
Cheaters should be denied Hall admission

It is time for Major League Baseball to acknowledge what everyone knows: Cheating by players taking steroids was so rampant in the 1990s that the heart of the game — the statistics, which connect one generation of players to the next — was rendered meaningless.
You’ve got to know when to let go

How far would you go to keep an eye out for your son or daughter in college? Would you install monitoring software on the laptop he uses while away at school?

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What kind of luck will ’13 bring?

Can anything good come from 2013? With a year ending in unlucky No. 13, will it go down as one of the worst years in history?

Vetting those vinyl records at Val’s Halla

I still remember my first visit to Val’s Halla, the longtime Oak Park records store on Garfield near Oak Park Avenue. It became a ritual for me. Get paid on Friday, cash my check that afternoon, and head to Val’s to buy some new music.