Mayor Lori Lightfoot greets then-Cmdr. Yolanda Talley before a news conference at the 10th District police station in Lawndale in August 2020. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file When Mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed this issue on Wednesday, we wish she had forthrightly explained why the police department chose not to impound a top cop’s car that was involved in a drug arrest. … [Read more...] about After incident involving a top cop’s car, Chicagoans need to know rules apply to everyone
Putin the bully must pay a steep price for launching war
Protesters stand with the flag of Ukraine on a highway overpass in Chicago on Feb. 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine. | Don Babwin/AP Photos Without sanctions, our world risks becoming something unacceptable: A place where nations just take what they want by force, without suffering the consequences. Anyone who’s ever encountered bullies will tell you: The only way to … [Read more...] about Putin the bully must pay a steep price for launching war
How Democrats can save themselves
President Joe Biden speaks the about the long-delayed cleanup of Great Lakes harbors and tributaries polluted with industrial toxins at the Shipyards, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Lorain, Ohio. | AP William Galston and Elaine Kamarck recommended a course correction for Democrats in 1989 because they feared for the future of liberalism. Today, the stakes are far higher, … [Read more...] about How Democrats can save themselves
Diet rich in fatty fish is good for the brain, cognitive function
Research on brain-related effects of consuming fish such as salmon has found far-reaching benefits that include improvements to cognitive function, and also what appears to be protective effects to brain volume and structure. | stock.adobe.com Research into a link between a diet rich in fatty fish and improved cognitive function dates back decades. Dear Doctors: Our … [Read more...] about Diet rich in fatty fish is good for the brain, cognitive function
‘The Desperate Hour’: Naomi Watts displays her range in a one-woman show, more or less
Naomi Watts plays a mom relying on her phone for updates on a shooting at her son’s school in “The Desperate Hour.” | Vertical Entertainment Her performance is the only reason to see the contrived and heavy-handed school-shooting movie. Just last month with the release of “The Fallout” we were talking about how the School Shooting Movie has become an actual genre in … [Read more...] about ‘The Desperate Hour’: Naomi Watts displays her range in a one-woman show, more or less