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Tag: Columns

Posted inColumns

On Columbus, Washington, and the purpose of civic forgetting

by Michael Romain October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

In 1983, the political scientist Benedict Anderson famously pointed out that nations “are to be distinguished … by the style in which they are imagined.” And in a similar vein, John Betancur and Janet Smith wrote in their 2016 book, Claiming Neighborhood: New Ways of Understanding Urban Change, that “language is both a tool used […]

Posted inColumns

When the cost of racial integration is too high

by Michael Romain October 6, 2021October 8, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Election insurrection

by Naomi Hildner January 26, 2021February 10, 2021
Posted inOpinion

River Forest Year in Review, take 2

by Steve Lefko January 26, 2021February 10, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Defund the police? Not a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question

by Vicki Scaman January 26, 2021February 11, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Turning outward: Our antiracism journey

by Robert Simmons January 26, 2021February 10, 2021
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion

Candidates need skillsets, not skeletons in the closet

by Bill Dwyer January 26, 2021February 11, 2021
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion

We should pay heed as Harmon’s power grows

by Paul Goyette January 26, 2021February 11, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Giving ‘credit’ for sedition where credit is due

by Fred Natkevi January 26, 2021February 10, 2021
Posted inColumns, Opinion

To hell with good intentions

by Michael Romain January 26, 2021February 1, 2021

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