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Just take your feet off their necksJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - Almost 200 years ago, Sarah Grimké, an anti-slavery and feminist activist said: "I ask no favors ... I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren is ...
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What leadership meansJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - History can be cruel. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., who was unquestionably America's most prominent prophet and practitioner of nonviolence, was followed ...
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In a word, dishonorJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - The actions of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the tragic death of George Floyd last week have been met with righteous outrage throughout the country. Police...
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Nagy, Bears' leaders have more than football on their minds right nowJun 03, 2020 12:00 am - The "stick to sports" folks are just going to have to go somewhere else today. I spent almost 2½ hours on a Zoom call on Wednesday with fellow members of the Chicago med...
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Student trustee reflects on her Waubonsee experienceJun 02, 2020 11:00 pm - My heart is filled with joy whenever I think of my experiences as a student and student trustee at Waubonsee Community College. I decided to come to Waubonsee Community ...
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Constable: 'Imperfect' gardens offer perfectly natural chance to healJun 02, 2020 5:30 am - While we cope with racial injustice, violence, a pandemic, other illnesses, finances, political squabbles and the uncertainties and unpleasantries of modern life, Debora...
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How George Floyd's death has wounded the psyche of suburban black communityJun 02, 2020 5:30 am - Don't say anything. Don't reach for anything. Keep hands on the steering wheel or visible at all times. Simply answer questions. This is what black parents teach their ...
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A police witness to protests: Conflict persists between tension, dutyJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - As a senior in college at San Jose State, I began my policing career in January of 1967. I graduated with my bachelor's degree and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant i...
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America: A nation of two societiesJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - As I reflect on current events unfolding in cities across America, following the inhumane murder of George Floyd, an unarmed, nonresistant African American male, suspect...
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Return To Play Plan still on hold as IHSA awaits IDPH approvalJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's release of its Return To Play Guidelines has been delayed a fourth time, as the IHSA awaits final approval of the plan from the Il...