Articles filed under Commentary
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The proximal origin of a scientific fraudAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - "We do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible." That's the key sentence in an article published in Nature Medicine on March 17, 2020, titled...
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The small town we made upAug 01, 2023 1:00 am - I did part of my growing up in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. The parents of most of my high school friends were immigrants who had come to Kansas City from Bluejack...
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When tragedy darkens the bright future of a young athleteAug 01, 2023 1:00 am - During the middle of July, a tragic homicide story rocked the Ohio State University football team as the mother of freshman wide receiver Carnell Tate was killed in a dr...
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It's time to stop referring to campaign funds as "war chests"Jul 30, 2023 11:00 pm - The term "war chest" originally referred to a literal chest, in which people in medieval times kept weapons, gear, and money in case they were attacked. The term later e...
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Ron DeSantis' problemJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Ron DeSantis began the pre-primary season in about as commanding a position as a challenger could be. He was the guy to watch, the front-runner among the crowd of chall...
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New York City: A sanctuary no moreJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Recently, New York Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has printed thousands of flyers it plans to distribute at the U.S.-Mexico border. The flyer has a simple mess...
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Cyprus, Turkey and the importance of teaching real historyJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - I have a good friend in Cyprus named Daniel who was 15 in 1974 when Turkish forces split the island. Daniel lived in a village in the north of the island and when the Tu...
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Understanding diverse ways we share opinionsJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - We throw a lot of different voices at you on the Opinion page from day to day. Sorting among them can be confusing, so let's take a moment today to make sure things are ...
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Celebrate ADA Month in Cook County with empowerment and inclusionJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - As a former history teacher, lessons from history inevitably inform my administration's public policy. Those lessons are on full display today and all month long, as we ...
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Lifting life's weight at the gymJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion Syndicated columnist It starts the way a million stories start. "I know a guy ... " And I do. Friend of mine. I've known him for at least 30 years, ...