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The Chicago Bears are the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs and will host the Green Bay Packers at 7 p.m. Saturday in the wild-card round. The game will be broadcast on Amazon’s Prime Video. In the Chicago area, the game also will be broadcast on Fox-32. It will be the first Bears playoff game since the 2020 season and the first playoff game at Soldier Field since the 2018 season, … [Read more...] about Date and time are set for Chicago Bears’ 1st-round playoff game vs. Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field

Dear Eric: Why should I go to my 50th high school reunion? I received a phone call from a former classmate who wouldn’t give me the time of day when we were in school together. “You need to go!” No, thank you. The cost is outrageous. Plus, most of the people I would like to see are either not going or are deceased. During my high school years, I was not treated well by some of … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: Why should I go to my 50th high school reunion?

Dear Eric: Often when I’m eating at a restaurant or cafe, I’ll notice other tables leaving half-finished food to be thrown out. In these situations, I’m tempted to either ask if I can have the remaining food, or to just pick it up from the empty table. I don’t like food waste and am completely unbothered by the thought of sharing food and germs. Would this ever be acceptable? … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: Can I take their leftovers?

Dear Eric: I send birthday and Christmas gifts to my great-niece (8) and great-nephew (3) who live in another country. I haven’t seen my great-niece since she was 6 months old and I’ve never met my great-nephew. I am not close to their parents, my nephew and his wife. We communicate via WhatsApp. I ask them what the kids would like and get responses from them about things that … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: Should I send gift cards instead of gifts?