Apex domains cannot have CNAME records.
Question and response
Question
dig thebartonhillsadvocate.com. NS
Answer
thebartonhillsadvocate.com. 5 NS ns2.thebartonhillsadvocate.com.
thebartonhillsadvocate.com. 5 NS ns1.thebartonhillsadvocate.com.
Authority
The response has no authority records.
Additional
ns1.thebartonhillsadvocate.com. 5 A 198.20.99.66
ns2.thebartonhillsadvocate.com. 5 A 198.20.99.68
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