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When I had the privilege of being a teacher, I tried to stress the importance of logic in evaluating information and making decisions.Fifty states and…
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The ecologist Aldo Leopold once said that the months from January to June are a progression of distractions. The start of 2020 was the beginning of a…
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The numbers on the blood pressure gauge said it all -- 200 over 95. It was April 1st, 2002, but this was no April Fool's joke.Earlier that day, I had…
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In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln stood for re-election in the middle of our Civil War, fully prepared to relinquish his office if he failed to win the…
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When I was 17, my goals were to turn 18, graduate from high school, attend the University of Illinois, and make my way in the world.Like many of my…
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The late Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis entered this world one full decade ahead of me. While I learned long division and state capitals in…
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It was not a trick question that I asked my fifth-grade students long ago."How can CPR revive a person if we breathe IN oxygen and we breathe OUT carbon…
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Trigger warning: Anatomical terms, medical phrases, and grade school potty humor ahead.I was thrilled when county forest preserves remained open during…
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As you listen to or read this essay, you will be celebrating the beginning of a brand-new month. But it is being written and recorded on another milestone…
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Like many Americans, I recently completed the 2020 Census online. I was prepared to engage in an act of civil disobedience -- refusing to answer any…