It's Friday, folks. Soak in these @chitribopinions reads and you'll have plenty to talk about at your weekend picnics (because that's all we do now, right?)... / thread to follow.
... three of our columns/op-eds today explore different aspects of the racial justice demonstrations and the related unrest, looting and violence that have rocked Chicago this summer.
... columnist @EricZorn examines what "Black Lives Matters" means to different people, from yard sign posters to local BLM Chicago organizers -- and how that could affect the movement's future. chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-z…
... biweekly columnist @dgreising of the @BetterGov looks at Chicago's summer of protests, looting and gun violence through the lens of @chicagosmayor press conferences. She's saying most of the right things, but ... chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... and the @UChicago's Robert Pape and the Chicago Project on Security and Threats studied what happened in Portland to see what calling in the troops to Chicago streets (as 41st Ward Ald. Napolitano wants) could bring. chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... in other news, three @bigten public health experts praise the conference for doing the right thing - canceling fall sports. Do you agree? chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... and, did your letter make it into our lineup today? What, you haven't written us yet?? Get on that... send your letter to the editor to letters@chicagotribune.com and be heard. chicagotribune.com/opinion/letter…
... as always, all of our op-eds, editorials, columns, cartoons and reader letters are here. Read up, form your own informed opinions and keep this democracy alive. chicagotribune.com/opinion/
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