Articles filed under Commentary
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Why LWV supports graduated income taxApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - For 50 years, the League of Women Voters has supported a graduated rate or fair income tax for Illinois. Finally, in May of last year, the General Assembly agreed with u...
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Congress must also step in to help children at risk of abuseApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus has brought our bustling nation, and life as we know it, to a grinding halt. During a crisis, it is easy for us to forget about the vulnerable as we "cir...
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Releasing more prisoners the only way to prevent more deathsApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Sunday, April 5, marked the first coronavirus death of an accused person in Cook County Jail. The first - meaning there will be more, possibly many more. Less than a wee...
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Wear the face maskApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - In the last month, I've left our home in my car exactly once, to go to the drive-through window of our local pharmacy for a necessary prescription. On the way, I had to ...
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Crisis also hits vital local news outletsApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - From this coronavirus public health crisis, though it has been with us barely three months, two lessons are clear: Accurate information quickly reported and disseminated...
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Dealing with pandemic also can include taking time for reflectionApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - While social distancing measures are increasing our fatigue, we should consider how these weeks can offer opportunities to rest, reflect and rethink our values, concerns...
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Sleepless in Santa MonicaApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - When I was a kid, my mother and sister used to castigate me for being too emotional (I cried), not tough enough. "Susie just can't handle hard things," the two of them w...
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Is Joe Biden weaker today than Hillary Clinton was in 2016?Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - The polls show Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the presidential race. Looking at the last 10 surveys in the RealClearPolitics average of polls matching Trump vs. Biden...
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Price gouging on needed equipment must be stoppedApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - One of our group's leaders, a young woman who works at a hospital in Chicago, has converted her home into a makeshift mask factory - she put her sewing skills to use to ...
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Clamor over tests can override real issues in avoiding COVID-19Apr 07, 2020 1:00 am - "Coronavirus testing causes chaos across U.S." Headlines such as this do more disservice and generate unwarranted confusion during this "novel" pandemic, turning apprehe...