Articles filed under Commentary
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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...
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Boost alternative fuels to clean air and help fight COVID-19May 21, 2020 1:00 am - Cleaner air could help us in our defense against the COVID-19 virus. A recent study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health concluded that there is a significant co...