Opinion Columns
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Reach beyond numbers to encourage Black college enrollmentSep 20, 2021 1:00 am - As the fall semester begins, college leaders are reviewing, assessing and dissecting the numbers to help enrollment and reduce declines. But Black students are experienc...
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COVID-19 could have been our unifying momentSep 19, 2021 1:00 am - We blew it. And at this point, I'm not interested in pointing fingers and declaring who's at fault or why. WE collectively botched this. An Alabama man died after 43 hos...
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Illinois economists: price carbon nowSep 19, 2021 1:00 am - Climate change is considered to be the greatest challenge of our generation and for good reason. As global average temperatures have increased 1°C (1.8° F) over the last...
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Corporate-tax component stymies bill that would help businessesSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - The $3.5 trillion budget proposal moving through Congress would do much to strengthen America's safety net. For instance, it would make child care more affordable for lo...
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Gavin's lucky daySep 17, 2021 1:00 am - He survived! Not exactly a triumph, when you come right down to it. The bluest state in the nation, facing the "sage from South Central," stays white. Larry Elder and I ...
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Diary notes: Washington puts a dark past to restSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - Washington starts a new season, after Sept. 11 remembrances. Congress returns from summer recess. In the Capitol press gallery, you hear a bubbly chatter as if we're goi...
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'Prior authorization' requirements disrupting patient careSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - For the last 30 years, I've dedicated my life to caring for patients in my community in the western suburbs of Chicago. I've known most of my patients for decades. We're...
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Don't make Bears fans pay for another corporate welfare schemeSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears have played at Soldier Field since 1971. With their June bid to purchase Arlington Park - the 326-acre horse track in Arlington Heights - it seems they...
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The feminization of America: What will it look like?Sep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Are we witnessing the feminization of America? And if so, is that a good or bad thing, or is it, like so many quiet but ineluctable trends, a combination of the two? Per...
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Pace should be focusing attention on building fleet of electric busesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - The Chicago suburban area is fortunate to have the Pace bus system, ranked as the 17th largest fixed-route transit fleet in the U.S. with 733 fixed-route buses, to provi...