Articles filed under Commentary
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Selfishness and the sunMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - The weather was glorious in Southern California the past week, as it was in much of the nation. The beaches and Boardwalk were so crowded, full of families who had clear...
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COVID-19 shows we're more risk-averse than post-World War II AmericansMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Do you remember the 1957-58 Asian flu? Or the 1968-69 Hong Kong flu? I do. I was a teenager during the first of these, an adult finishing law school during the second. B...
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States' rights are so last monthMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Last Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump did what he does worst - he took to Twitter to type two tweets that threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan and...
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Parental controls assure safety, creativity for kids onlineMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - As we shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, families and friends across the country are turning to internet platforms to stay entertained, informed and connecte...
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In a difficult year, we must still remember the sacrifices that gave us freedomMay 24, 2020 11:00 pm - The month of May this year was unlike any other in the past. May is designated, "Military Appreciation Month," when veterans are honored with patriotic events. The quara...
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Nazis? Japanese internment? Distorting history can be harmfulMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Moments after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois' Stay at Home order on March 20, I saw the first meme: "If Anne Frank could hide in an attic for two years, you can s...
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Exceptional? Only if we get to workMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Like most Americans, I have always considered the United States an exceptional country. We possess a political system built on checks and balances, an ideal of giving vo...
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Annie Glenn, American heroMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - In 2012, Annie Glenn and I were doing what we so often did, which was to sit side-by-side in a quiet place offstage, waiting for our extroverted husbands to finish speak...
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Renewable energy can be part of solution for IllinoisMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois General Assembly is working to provide relief to families, small businesses and communities that are reeling from the impacts of COVID-19. That relief shoul...
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Jeff Sessions defends himself, but stays loyal to the presidentMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - It hasn't been in the news much, but former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, now in a tight Republican primary to win back his old Alabama Senate seat, has been talking a...