by Griff Martin | Jun 3, 2013 | Opinion
In the last few weeks, I have been taken with the photography of Matej Peljhan. In particular, his most recent collection, which he has titled “Le Petit Prince” based on the famous French book “The Little Prince” written by Antoine de...
by Simon Jones | Jun 3, 2013 | Opinion
Tweeting from my iPad that multinational companies should pay their taxes in full seemed a little hypocritical, so I thought I’d write about it (using my PC, powered by Microsoft software produced by a company that has had its fair share of run-ins over...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 3, 2013 | Opinion
I ran across a couple of interesting posts this week. In the first, science writer Amir Aczel reported on “How I Rediscovered the Oldest Zero in History.” Inscription K-127, from Sambor on Mekong. Photo Credit: Debra Gross Aczel. The zero is a dot near...
by Dwight Lewis | May 31, 2013 | Opinion
It was pouring down rain, but the atmosphere and what I was hearing made it seem as if the sun was shining. “I have to say that it is one of the great honors of my life to be able to address this gathering here today,” President Barack Obama said not long...
by Larry Greenfield | May 31, 2013 | Opinion
I’m a Chicagoan. Been here – in spirit all the time and in body most of the time – for 50 years now. So, I know, from experience, a thing or two about “clout.” In the most generous rendering of it, clout has to do with the power – political,...
by Robert Parham | May 31, 2013 | Opinion
Father’s Day is a distant second to Mother’s Day at every point – sentimentality, celebration and commerce. And that needs to change. It’s a cultural event that affords a platform for truth-telling and moral advocacy. Granted, Mother’s Day got...
