The etiquette of sympathy
My dear husband of 31 years, Stephen Coats, passed away unexpectedly in April. One night we had a great dinner together. The next morning I found him dead in bed....
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The etiquette of sympathy
My dear husband of 31 years, Stephen Coats, passed away unexpectedly in April. One night we had a great dinner together. The next morning I found him dead in bed....
Raising minimum wage key to nation’s families
Steve Chapman's column "The illusions of the minimum wage" (Commentary, March 6) is full of the typical nonsense espoused by those who have opposed raising the minimum wage since its...
Working poor
The editorial that criticized Gov. Rod Blagojevich's proposed state minimum wage increase is at best wrongheaded and at worst ammunition for those whose arguments help keep millions of people in...
SWEATSHOP COMPLAINTS ARE HARD WORK
The Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues recently invited a representative from the Department of Labor to talk with us about what the DOL was doing in Chicago to reduce...