Opinion
The love and loss of grandma
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Rasheena Fountain reflects on her grandmother’s warmth, with a message that all can learn from her values, which were seen in her garden and across the neighborhood.
Opinion
Congressman Davis weighs in on Sandy Hook tragedy
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U.S Rep. Danny K. Davis (D IL-7) calls to end gun violence following the Newtown, Conn. school shootings.
Opinion
Being black in America and CNN documentary
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John W. Fountain III. reflects on a television program about being African-American and writes about his own experiences.
Opinion
Mental illness is just one bone in black community’s closet
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Columnist John Fountain III brings awareness to depression and suicide, which he said African-Americans often don’t discuss.
Opinion
Not making a choice is still choosing
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Columnist John Fountain III. reflects on some of his own decisions and the situations he’s witnessed counseling adolescents and adults.
Opinion
West Side teacher demands change in Chicago’s schools
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Austin resident, parent and teacher Brandon Johnson reflects on a recent incident in the lunchroom at a South Side school, which he says is an indication of a larger problem.
Opinion
Fuzzy math? Austin advocate questions draft guidelines for school actions
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Dwayne Truss says the numbers CPS used to determine West Side schools’ space utilization do not add up, and the figures favor more funding for white students, less for African-Americans.
Community
A year in review: 2011 Education Reform Act
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West Side advocate Valerie Leonard looks back at the changes made by the act and talks to other activists about the reforms they think are needed for Chicago schools.
Opinion
Some advice for college students
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Columnist John W. Fountain III, a non-traditional college student, shares his journey toward his last year in a master’s program at Loyola University Chicago.
Opinion
Because I said so
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Columnist John W. Fountain III writes about dreaming and his desire to get more out of an adult world that can cultivate mediocrity and redundancy.