accountability
Mayor should act quickly on police accountability report
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A longtime Austin pastor says Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority should be disbanded immediately.
Opinion
This ain’t magic
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One longtime Austin resident celebrates the fact that five young men in his family have graduated from college and extols others to not let their children succumb to the bigotry of low expectations.
Alan Taylor
Building bridges between Chicago’s West Side and Oak Park
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The senior minister of Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation urges residents living on both sides of Austin Boulevard to come together.
Austin
Time for a new Austin high school
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A community meeting to discuss the consolidation of Austin Polytechnical, Austin Business and Entrepreneurship and VOISE Academy will be held Jan. 13.
Opinion
I will keep their names on my lips
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Columnist John W. Fountain III says he – and we – must continue to fight racial injustice.
Opinion
It’s time to stop listening and start hearing
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Austin resident Genola Duncan wants to know why a longtime CAPs facilitator was forced to step aside.
Opinion
Do West Side’s black leaders believe in public education or mass incarceration?
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A longtime Austin resident urges his neighbors to advocate for their West Side schools, not charters.
Opinion
Think twice before categorizing criminals who use guns as domestic terrorists
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A longtime Austin resident says using such a label will only hurt communities like Austin; the answer lies elsewhere.
Opinion
This isn’t the African-American dream
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Racism persists and is a problem for everyone, not just blacks, writes columnist John W. Fountain III.
Opinion
Think hard as you cast your vote
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One Austin woman urges West Siders to carefully weigh the options when voting for mayor, alderman.