Articles filed under Commentary
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Aurora's Juneteenth 2020 response to calls for changeJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - As for most of the country, this past year has had a keen focus on "change" across Aurora. For us, C.H.A.N.G.E. is an acronym for Community Helping Aurora's Necessary Gr...
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Transparency a concern as schools move to 'de-track' studentsJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Should high school honors classes be ended, and those students be moved to the same classroom as their non-honors counterparts? Should struggling students be moved out o...
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Gov. Newsom, Kevin Cooper is guiltyJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Kevin Cooper used to tell reporters that he wanted DNA testing, which didn't exist when he went to trial, to prove that he was not guilty of the four 1983 murders that p...
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Our commitment to health equity must continue after the pandemicJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed health disparities experienced by people of color. For example, data compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation throu...
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Demystifying the magical multiplier mythJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - The scale and scope of government spending expansion in the last year are unprecedented. Because Uncle Sam doesn't have the money, lots of it went on the government's cr...
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What do we do without the distraction of Donald Trump?Jun 13, 2021 1:00 am - I never thought I would say it but I miss Donald Trump. Not as president, certainly not that. But as a distraction. Remember how every morning you could wake up to screa...
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As we reopen, reflections on risks, changes and pandemic managementJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - The coronavirus rocked us, but we agree on some things about COVID-19. It's a global pandemic, almost 600,000 Americans died and it is primarily spread by respiratory dr...
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Stetching to blame Trump for anti-Asian hateJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, released findings in March that showed a rise of 149% in reported anti-Asi...
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Fostering mindfulness and relationships in the gardenJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - When I was 8, my stepmother bought me a packet of seeds, bachelor's buttons, and we planted them in the backyard. We hadn't known each other long, and this is one of my ...
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Things are changing on ethics in Illinois, but we have to keep up the pressureJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - A "baby step," is what the Daily Herald editorial board succinctly and correctly called the ethics legislation passed in Springfield in the waning days of the Illinois G...