Columns
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May 22, 2024 1:37 pm - With cyberattacks on the rise, our data privacy has never been in greater peril. Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s work helping keep that information safe has been welcome, ...
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Just among us friends, some words about news principlesMay 15, 2024 8:00 pm - You might think it goes without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, let me say it. The way David Pecker and Michael Cohen describe efforts to use the National Enquirer t...
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Billboards, trees and a long and winding roadMay 09, 2024 4:00 am - Funny how one thought can lead to another until, rather like the famous parlor game of “Telephone,” you wind up somewhere far different from where you started. A news sto...
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Inhalers show ‘money trail’ affecting medicine pricesMay 05, 2024 5:24 pm - When I read the news that three out of four manufacturers of asthma and COPD inhalers have decided to cap the price to the patient to no more than $35 a month, it came as...
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Data does not support allotting public funds to sports stadiumsMay 03, 2024 4:00 am - The Chicago Bears, a football team valued at $6.3 billion by Forbes, with a principal owner, Virginia McCaskey, who has a net worth valued at $1.3 billion by Forbes, are ...
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Now is the time to flex your democratic muscle on legislative issuesMay 02, 2024 4:00 am - It has been about two months since Gov. J.B. Pritzker presented his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Only now is the true picture of next year’s anticipated sp...
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Community colleges have power to strengthen nation at this critical momentApr 30, 2024 9:38 am - As we close Community College Month, it’s important to reflect on the impact and opportunity community colleges bring to our communities. We provide affordable, high-qual...
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A lesson beyond the story of one man’s excellence in his workApr 25, 2024 4:00 am - We publish a lot of stories about the good that people do in our communities and schools, but there was something singular in Steve Zalusky’s report Tuesday about the nat...
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Richard Nixon’s complicated legacyApr 25, 2024 4:00 am - “The right sort of sports fan,” is how McGeorge Bundy greeted the news in 1973 that Gerald Ford had been selected as vice president by Richard Nixon. Ford succeeded Spiro...
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Make no small plans: Charting the future of Cook County’s green legacyApr 24, 2024 4:00 am - We are facing some massive issues when it comes to the environment. If you think it’s important to save endangered plants and animals, mitigate the impact of climate chan...