Dahleen Glanton

A clothing store advertises that they are hiring in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 12, 2021.

Column: The high number of job openings proves the stimulus is working, not that Americans are lazy

May 13, 2021 at 6:58 p.m.

The number of job openings in the U.S. has reached an all-time high, surging to 8.1 million in March. Regardless of what Republicans say, that's a good thing. It means...

Then-President Barack Obama is greeted by his dog Bo as he returns to the Oval Office in 2012.

Column: Bo Obama and the void that dogs leave behind

May 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Bo Obama had a wonderful life. Over the weekend, many of us mourned his death from cancer at the age of 12. We met Bo when he was only 6...

Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles perform together in 2018.

Column: Going to the Grammys with Beyoncé and Jay-Z and other weird COVID dreams

May 10, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

I had the weirdest dream the other night. I went to the Grammys with Beyoncé and Jay-Z. It wasn't the music awards show we're used to seeing on TV. This...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Column: Let’s pay people to get the COVID-19 vaccine if that’s what it takes

May 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

For a while, I was able to boast that I didn't personally know anyone who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Then, I saw an African American friend's Facebook post....

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, left, and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson at CPS headquarters on Jan. 26, 2021.

Column: ‘Dream jobs’ are a myth, and Janice Jackson’s departure from Chicago Public Schools confirms it

May 5, 2021 at 3:25 p.m.

Most of us, from time to time, have thought about our dream job. How wonderful it would be to have a profession that not only gives you great pleasure and...

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's address April 28, 2021.

Column: Tim Scott and Kamala Harris agree the US isn’t racist. That’s not true, and they know it.

May 1, 2021 at 12:12 a.m.

There is at least one issue on which Republican Sen. Tim Scott and Vice President Kamala Harris seem to agree. Both say that America isn't a racist country. They are...

New York City police officers set up barricades to contain members of the media outside the building where Rudy Giuliani lives on April 28, 2021. Federal investigators executed search warrants at Giuliani's Manhattan residence and office.

Column: Look on the bright side, GOP. Maybe the raid on Rudy Giuliani will turn up dirt on Hunter Biden.

April 29, 2021 at 5:51 p.m.

Federal agents conducted an early morning raid on Rudy Giuliani's Manhattan apartment and offices on Wednesday, looking for dirt on his possibly shady dealings with Ukraine. Naturally, the right is...

Keith Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general, in the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 21, 2021.

Column: The man who prosecuted Derek Chauvin felt ‘a little bad’ for him. So did other Black people.

April 28, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who oversaw the prosecution of Derek Chauvin, says he felt "a little bad" for the defendant. Some people might find that shocking, but other Black...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference April 19, 2021, about the death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams.

Column: Every mayor for the last 30 years has failed to keep his or her promise to bring the violence under control. Our patience is wearing thin.

April 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Seven-year-old Jaslyn Adams was killed in a hail of bullets while sitting in a car at a McDonald's drive-thru on a Sunday afternoon in Homan Square. That was just three...

Protesters rally outside the 3rd Precinct on April 19, 2021, in Minneapolis as the murder trial against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd advances to jury deliberations.

Column: What if there’d been good cops like Cariol Horne at the scene of George Floyd’s murder?

April 22, 2021 at 3:48 p.m.

It is possible that George Floyd would still be alive if there had been just one brave police officer on the scene. Rather than focusing on the harmless bystanders, what...

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