by Rebecca McPhail A few weeks ago, we told you how manufacturers had stepped up to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The #CreatorsRespond effort has helped our […]
Guest Editorials
Reimagining education after COVID
by Ron Iannone The COVID-19 has forced us to rethink how we deliver instruction in schools. Distance learning has been the major model of instruction during this […]
Why have people started mistrusting scientists?
by Larry Harris The COVID-19 pandemic is being viewed from two sides in America: Health and economics. Those leaders who follow advice from our health scientists are […]
Why churches should remain closed — for now
A reader emailed us a question that people have been asking: Under Illinois’ shutdown order, why is it OK to go to the grocery store or Walmart, […]
Making progress saving America’s local newspapers
Congress is taking some encouraging steps toward the critical challenge of saving America’s local newspapers. This was apparent in several proposals this week. A new House stimulus […]
Nominate people who embody ‘compassion at work’
by Ace Parsi It has long been demonstrated that times of crisis, as we are experiencing amidst the present pandemic, bring about extremes of behavior. While some […]
Can Justice Dept. fairly investigate Arbery shooting?
The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped into the Ahmaud Arbery case, announcing on Monday that it would consider hate crime charges in the killing of the […]
Celebrate health care heroes
By Joseph Letnaunchyn During these unprecedented times, we’re all seeking comfort in the few things in life that we can count on. Family. Friends. The sun coming […]
Need to keep focus on the coronavirus, instead of China
Beyond the most profound health impacts worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic has also infected economics and geopolitics to crisis levels. It’s imperative to mitigate the damage while the […]
DeVos hits reset button on campus sexual assault rules
When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos decided to revisit the rules governing sexual assault accusations at colleges, some victims’ advocates feared she would make it too difficult to […]