Category: local
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Criticizing the Critics
I had concerns about the Chicago Sun-Times even before its most recent AI-related fiasco. The newspaper seems to have diminished in quality and quantity since I started subscribing. More recently, it seems to be moving away from the opinion business. This shift seems more than refraining from candidate endorsements as is reportedly required of nonprofits.…
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A Little Privacy Please
My kids cannot understand what I’m sure they would consider my obsession with privacy. They technically didn’t grow up with cell phone, and got their first in middle school. Still, they’ve spent most of their lives with these devices, and the cultural changes created by these, and they insist upon the death of privacy. I…
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Hands Off and On
To My Elected Officials and Other Members of Congress: I was one of thousands in Chicago, and millions across the country, who spent Saturday afternoon sending a message. This message to the Trump administration was that we’ve already had enough, and that we’re prepared to stand for the preservation of our political principles and values.…