Viewpoints
Do not support the BDS movement
I don’t live in Oak Park, so I don’t have a vote in this referendum. But for 18 years Oak Park Temple has been my family’s second home, and Oak Park has shown me a model community that celebrates pluralism, inclusion and respect across differences.
Referendum opponents misrepresent Oak Park
Reading the letters from the ‘No’ supporters, one thing stands out: not one actually defends the Illinois law that shields Israel from boycott. Instead, opponents change the subject, arguing that the referendum violates Oak Park’s Welcoming Ordinance.
Jewish neighbors should feel welcome
As an Oak Park resident, I was heartbroken to read about Claudine Guralnick and other local Jewish preschool educators having their trip to Italy canceled after being asked to sign a statement distancing themselves from the situation in Gaza.
Do the moral math and vote Yes
Those opposing the Oak Park referendum on repealing Illinois’ anti-boycott legislation have argued that the 2015 law we seek to repeal does not financially impact the state pension system and distracts Oak Parkers from the issues impacting the delivery of local services.
Support the advisory referendum
An internet search using the terms “Israel apartheid” will result in finding that international human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have determined that Israel is an apartheid nation.
And what do you think? We want to know!
One Views
Everyone deserves to feel like they belong
Most of us chose Oak Park for the same reason: everyone can feel like they belong here.
Election Day: Scarier than Halloween?
Werewolves. Mad scientists and their freakish creations. Fire-breathing hellfiends. Terrifying perversions of our daily experience which strike fear in our hearts because of the imagined damage they could cause.
Shrubtown: Trick no Treat
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Columns
Shape Oak Park will not make housing affordable
By Rohan Fernandes
The Village of Oak Park board has identified housing affordability as a key economic benefit of eliminating single-family zoning across Oak Park neighborhoods.
Being against vs. being for
By Nicole Chavas
I love the new traffic calming features in my neighborhood. I’ve mostly stopped saying so out loud.
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