Opinion Columns
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Educating kids during COVID-19Dec 20, 2020 12:00 am - There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted childhood education. In many countries, kids have physically returned to school. In others, schools were never ...
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American Muslims are bullish on and involved in their nationDec 20, 2020 12:00 am - Chris Nevarez just graduated from UIC and is applying to law school - his Mexican American parents in Hanover Park are deeply proud. Chris worked for hours each week lea...
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Nowlan: Why doesn't Illinois have any swagger about itself?Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University asked me to do some noodling about the future of Illinois. I have mentioned this to several frien...
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Nowlan: Why doesn't Illinois have any swagger about itself?Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University asked me to do some noodling about the future of Illinois. I have mentioned this to several frien...
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Bill Barr finds his moral compass, finallyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich When Bill Barr was appointed attorney general, I was hopeful. Impeccable credentials, long experience in law, not to mention a previous stint as attorn...
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'Misinformation' and the 2020 voteDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Looking at reporting and discussion of the 2020 presidential campaign, has any word been misused as often as "misinformation"? In much political debate, it was used to m...
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Politics inevitable, but we still need our 'best people' as ambassadorsDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - I worked for an ambassador who had a conversation with a vice admiral who was about to retire after a long career in the U.S. Navy. The ambassador asked him what he plan...
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Media saves Joe Biden -- just as it saved Barack ObamaDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Hunter Biden, President-elect Joe Biden's son, is undergoing a tax investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware concerning Hunter's lucrative work with Burism...
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Local food banks are bulwark against hunger during pandemicDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Hundreds of stories have appeared in a wide array of media over the course of this year about the needs of families that have been impoverished by the onslaught of COVID...
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Truly want to show the Christmas spirit? Leave a bigger tipDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - This is the time of year when I try to remind patrons of restaurants and coffee shops to tip generously, in the spirt of the season. I want us to tip well all year long,...