Articles filed under Commentary
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White privilege, black lives and the lessons of a protestJul 18, 2020 3:00 pm - Recently, I participated in a protest in Mount Greenwood, Illinois. Black, brown and white people marched in the street, shouting "Black Lives Matter" and "George Floyd"...
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Act helps assure reliable local newsJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - In the past five months, Congress has responded to the coronavirus public health crisis with several emergency relief measures, including the stimulus checks sent to ind...
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There's nothing new about Roger Stone clemencyJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Many Democrats, along with some in the press and a few Republicans, have expressed outrage at President Trump's commutation of political operative Roger Stone's jail sen...
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Anatomy of an editorial: How group engagement gives paper a singular voiceJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - A writer for an editorial board cannot escape a certain chill of anathema. It is the natural impulse of the essayist or pamphleteer to summon personal instincts, insigh...
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Chicago's increased overdose deaths during COVID crisis point to the need for more treatmentJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - By Robert Weiner and Wesam Farah Guest columnists According to new data from the American Medical Association, Chicago has seen a marked increase in drug overdose deaths...
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In reopening schools, state next must address educational recovery plansJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - For months, we have witnessed in awe the resilience displayed by our students, families and school staff as they navigate the COVID-19 crisis that has shuttered our camp...
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Saving what we canJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - By Connie Schultz Before I sat down to write this column, I looked out our front window and found our hydrangeas in a state of despair. It's 91 degrees - a July cold sna...
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This Buck doesn't stop hereJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Dan Buck is a philosopher friend of mine with a rare gift for explaining the political world. Back when Ronald Reagan was an enormously popular president (carrying 93 ou...
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Congress must address mental health needs of medical workersJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - We see them everywhere in communities across the country: signs thanking our front-line medical workers for their heroic efforts to save victims of the coronavirus. Some...
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Hamilton: This is a testing time for all of usJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the U.S. preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests and massive unemploymen...