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Rotten education isn't preordainedMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - Black politicians, civil rights leaders and their white liberal advocates have little or no interest in doing anything effective to deal with what's no less than an educ...
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How inspectors general protect taxpayers, government integrityMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - Thirty years ago, I worked for an ambassador - a political appointee from the business world - who one night entertained a group of high-level contacts at an upscale res...
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Kendall: How'd you do with your reopening? Or are you still doing?May 19, 2020 1:00 am - Whether you celebrated your business' grand opening many years back or just a year ago, chances are you weren't planning on a Reopening in 2020. Whether or not you've re...
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Stigma and mental health in the time of coronavirusMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - What we are experiencing right now is scary and confusing. It is temporarily and permanently life changing. It brings to light the range of humanity's character, the bes...
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Feder: Chicago Public Media hires Andi McDaniel as new CEO of WBEZ, VocaloMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Andi McDaniel, an innovative public-radio executive who grew up in Schaumburg, is coming home to take on the top job at Chicago Public Media, parent company of NPR news/...
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Bill Barr, champion of justiceMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - "Governments that use the enormous power of law enforcement to punish their enemies and reward their allies are not constitutional republics; they are autocracies," note...
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Bob Frisk was the 'greatest ambassador' the Daily Herald ever hadMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - When you work with someone for 42 years, good luck finding a way to sum up that time together. Since receiving the devastating news that Daily Herald legend Bob Frisk di...
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Feder: WIND's Amy Jacobson barred from governor's media briefingsMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Amy Jacobson, the Chicago radio talk show host and former TV news reporter, has been barred from attending Governor J.B. Pritzker's daily coronavirus media briefings aft...
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Don't expect public transit to bounce back to 'normal' when COVID-19 retreatsMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Currently, Metra is at 3% of its ridership, the CTA is at 20% and Pace is at 33% thanks to COVID-19. Revenues are in a free-fall. Yet, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwi...
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Tight end a weak spot across NFC NorthMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Fourth in a series In this series we rank the NFC North clubs at every position. Rankings are based on performance to date, scouting reports and evaluations from general...