Another wild news week? This is our new normal, friends. So here's what you might've missed on our @chitribopinions pages ... @SAKimFoxx @EricZorn @cptime @SteveChapman13 @IvoHDaalder @IllinoisBCC and lots more...
... after a Sunday shooting in Englewood, an afternoon of tensions with police and an overnight looting spree, Chicago started the week with new questions about cops, courts and race. @FrMattODonnell of @StColumbanus331 offered a healing message: chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... columnist @cptime looked at Chicago's recent unrest and the growing #BlackLivesMatter movement through the lens of history and how the Black Panthers conveyed its message in the 1960s: chicagotribune.com/columns/claren…
... while columnist @EricZorn asked if #BLM organizers - some who seemed to condone the looting - could be undermining their goals by alienating potential allies: chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-z…
... and columnist @SteveChapman13 took a broader look at the violent crime spikes in Chicago and other cities to see if any of the easy answers offered by @realDonaldTrump and others hold up. No surprise: It's complicated. chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-…
... after a flurry of finger-pointing by local leaders @chicagosmayor @ChiefDavidBrown and @SAKimFoxx over the handling of the looting, State's Attorney Kim Foxx offered an olive branch: chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... oh, and then a derecho hit the Chicago area Monday evening. What's a derecho? Glad you asked: chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... so while you're clearing all the tree debris from your yard/porch/alley, you might still be wondering how in the world this school year is going to turn out. Here's what a few local experts and writers offer ...
... from @bjrisman, a call for a WPA-style approach to pod learning: chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... local journalist Elizabeth Bauer turns the debate on its head and notes that "following the science" doesn't support keeping schools closed: chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... and @SenatorDurbin dings @realDonaldTrump for tweeting about opening schools without offering meaningful federal help so that schools can operate safely. chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... in other news, did you hear that the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic 🙄 "Kindergarten Cop" got yanked from a Portland film series? Local writer Cory Franklin considers the merits of censoring our movies: chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... contributing columnist @IvoHDaalder looks back at the life and global policy contributions of national security adviser Brent Scowcroft, who died recently at 95: chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... cartoonist Joe Fournier gave us his take on what's happening with the @USPS: chicagotribune.com/opinion/chi-ed…
... and so did @EricZorn: chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-z…
... and, finally, @StephanieReady takes us all inside the @NBA bubble: chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... I might've missed a few great reads so, as always, find all of our op-eds, columns, reader letters, editorials and editorial cartoons here: chicagotribune.com/opinion/
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