Dear Gov. Pritzker, Legislature, City Council and others: We are losing independently-owned newspapers at an alarming rate. You say you value local journalism, but you undermine its very existence when you don’t return calls from reporters, don’t issue statements in…
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OpEd | Qualified Immunity
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Here are statements concurring with the op-ed in the November issue of Community Word by Professor Joanna Schwartz, “Ending qualified immunity won’t ruin cops’ finances. It will better protect the public.” That piece was reprinted with permission from USA Today.…
Editorial | Abortion is healthcare, prioritize it over politics
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OpEd | Ending qualified immunity won’t ruin cops’ finances. It will better protect the public.
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This column is reprinted with permission from USA Today where it was originally published as part of a series examining qualified immunity. The project is made possible in part by a grant from Stand Together. BY PROF. JOANNA SCHWARTZ Congressional…
Eviction moratorium: the other half of the story
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OpEd | Equity versus Merit
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In a June column in the PJS, George Will objected to progressives’ goal of equity, which he interprets as governmental efforts to improve the conditions of favored groups. He argued that “merit” is the antonym of “equity.” He agreed when…
Editorial | In our backyards: America’s favorite toxic weedkiller
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OpEd | Donovan Park Pavilion wrong location for this project
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BY DAVID PITTMAN The proposed Donovan Pavilion in Donovan Park is a project in the wrong location, proposes an improper use of park land, creates permanent loss of open green space without replacement, and may have a negative financial impact…
Editorial | Gannett blames Biden and Pritzker for newspaper delivery problems
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Letter to the Editor | Need media to emphasize science not “info-tainment”
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In May of 2019, author and environmentalist, Bill McKibben tweeted: “Thinking about Mother Nature today. As of this morning, her CO2 concentration topped 415 ppm (parts per million) for the first time in many many millions of years.” He was…