Columns
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The enduring, important role of ‘keepsakes’Jul 25, 2024 4:00 am - We think of them as “keepsake editions.” They describe events of historic moment, good and bad. They provide a vivid reminder in a close, personal way of how we felt — an...
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Biden’s withdrawal a gracious stepJul 25, 2024 4:00 am - President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential contest is becoming, in the sense of complimentary to him, reflecting well on him. That is a term ra...
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Reflections on mixed success in 25 years of nurturing trustJul 18, 2024 11:10 am - Today, forgive me some self-indulgence. But significant anniversaries do deserve acknowledgment, no? In June 1999, I served a variety of newsroom functions at the Daily H...
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The importance of context — and reserve — in dealing with controversyJun 27, 2024 6:50 pm - A few weeks ago, I discussed the lessons of a controversy at Glenbrook South High School in terms of free speech. It turns out the flap over a student’s comments in the s...
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When TV doesn't cut it, days and nights of community fun may be what you needJun 20, 2024 4:18 pm - You know, you don’t have to sit home this weekend bouncing back and forth from Netflix to Prime to Max to Hulu, Apple TV+ and beyond wondering how there could be so many ...
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Through hard times and good, Dad is in your cornerJun 15, 2024 12:12 pm - I am just going to say it: my teenage years were not good. Fueled by fire and fury, I rebelled against everything I could, even to my own detriment. I ignored my schoolwo...
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Australia’s importance growing in contest with ChinaJun 14, 2024 4:00 pm - Outside Sydney Australia, a major development is unfolding. A nondescript building will house the first factory outside the United States to build the Lockheed Martin Gui...
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Wandering down rabbit holes to understand the mathematics of governmentJun 13, 2024 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: There are many difficult assignments in a newsroom, all with their own distinct challenges and discomforts. But the assignment facing our tax watchdog Jake Griffin must surely rank high among the most formidable.
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Illinois citizen lobbyists press for bold climate action in WashingtonJun 11, 2024 2:06 pm - Guest columnist Joe Tedino: I plan to be in Washington, D.C., this week with more than 30 other Illinois residents and about 1,000 people from all 50 states heading to Capitol Hill for hundreds of climate-focused meetings with lawmakers.
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Pritzker sidelines Illinois in Biden’s long nuclear playJun 08, 2024 2:45 pm - Guest columnists Madison Hilly and Alan Medsker: On May 31, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm called for the construction of hundreds of large nuclear reactors in a speech at the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia. With the completion of two new AP1000 reactors, Vogtle 3 and 4, the site is now the largest source of clean energy in America.