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That's not acceptable." title="Four out of 10 Chicago Public Schools teachers were absent from class more than 10 days last year. 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Shaw: During a dark presidential campaign, glimmers of statesmanship shined through" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/25/opinion-presidential-election-statesmanship-shawn-reilly-john-giles-swing-states/" title="John T. Shaw: During a dark presidential campaign, glimmers of statesmanship shined through"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Mesa Mayor John Giles on Oct. 2, 2024, in Mesa, Arizona. He spoke at the Democratic National Convention in support of Kamala Harris. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)" title="Mesa Mayor John Giles on Oct. 2, 2024, in Mesa, Arizona. He spoke at the Democratic National Convention in support of Kamala Harris. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_three_one_alt" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-ARIZONA-MORMON-VOTE-6-LA.jpg?w=520" data-srcset="https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-ARIZONA-MORMON-VOTE-6-LA.jpg?w=520 620w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-ARIZONA-MORMON-VOTE-6-LA.jpg?w=636 780w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-ARIZONA-MORMON-VOTE-6-LA.jpg?w=505 605w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-ARIZONA-MORMON-VOTE-6-LA.jpg?w=351 420w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-ARIZONA-MORMON-VOTE-6-LA.jpg?w=394 470w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/25/opinion-presidential-election-statesmanship-shawn-reilly-john-giles-swing-states/" title="John T. 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Kennedy Jr. is prone to exaggeration and outright fabrications" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/25/opinion-robert-f-kennedy-jr-health-misinformation/" title="Dr. Cory Franklin: On health matters, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is prone to exaggeration and outright fabrications"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Dr. Cory Franklin: On health matters, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is prone to exaggeration and outright fabrications </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-17802959 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion" data-id="17802959" data-timestamp="1732424458" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/opinion-department-of-education-linda-mcmahon/" title="Jonathan Zimmerman: Will Trump’s Education Department pick empower schools — while placing more controls on them?" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/opinion-department-of-education-linda-mcmahon/" title="Jonathan Zimmerman: Will Trump’s Education Department pick empower schools — while placing more controls on them?"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Jonathan Zimmerman: Will Trump’s Education Department pick empower schools — while placing more controls on them? </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-17803732 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion" data-id="17803732" data-timestamp="1732424445" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/opinion-jack-smith-case-against-donald-trump/" title="Jessica A. Roth: What happens to Jack Smith and the cases against Donald Trump?" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/opinion-jack-smith-case-against-donald-trump/" title="Jessica A. Roth: What happens to Jack Smith and the cases against Donald Trump?"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Jessica A. Roth: What happens to Jack Smith and the cases against Donald Trump? </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-17805838 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columnists category-commentary category-opinion" data-id="17805838" data-timestamp="1732424402" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/column-donald-trump-cabinet-page/" title="Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s Cabinet of the mediocre invites possible catastrophe" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/column-donald-trump-cabinet-page/" title="Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s Cabinet of the mediocre invites possible catastrophe"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s Cabinet of the mediocre invites possible catastrophe </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <div class="landing-item landing-item-featured-flex"> <section class="section-highlight"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/" class="category-letters-to-the-editor"> Letters to the Editor<i class="icon-arrow-right"></i> </a> </h2> <div class="section-highlight-content"> <div class="section-feature"> <article class="feature-medium feature-large archive-view has-image post-17802273 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-letters-to-the-editor category-opinion" data-id="17802273" data-timestamp="1732510842" > <figure> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/25/letters-112524-donald-trump-jb-pritzker/" title="Letters: Both parties should try to work together, but not at the expense of what’s best for the US" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/25/letters-112524-donald-trump-jb-pritzker/" title="Letters: Both parties should try to work together, but not at the expense of what’s best for the US"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with President Joe Biden as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)" title="President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with President Joe Biden as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_three_one_alt" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CTC-Biden-trump-meet.jpg?w=520" data-srcset="https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CTC-Biden-trump-meet.jpg?w=520 620w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CTC-Biden-trump-meet.jpg?w=636 780w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CTC-Biden-trump-meet.jpg?w=505 605w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CTC-Biden-trump-meet.jpg?w=351 420w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CTC-Biden-trump-meet.jpg?w=394 470w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/25/letters-112524-donald-trump-jb-pritzker/" title="Letters: Both parties should try to work together, but not at the expense of what’s best for the US"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Letters: Both parties should try to work together, but not at the expense of what’s best for the US </span> </a> </h3>  </header> <div class="excerpt"> Both parties should try to work together when possible, but not at the expense of what's right for this nation. </div> </div> </article> </div> <ul class="headline-list"> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-17801048 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-letters-to-the-editor category-opinion" data-id="17801048" data-timestamp="1732424451" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/letters-112424-chicago-police-consent-decree/" title="Letters: Paul Vallas misrepresents facts about the consent decree for CPD" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/letters-112424-chicago-police-consent-decree/" title="Letters: Paul Vallas misrepresents facts about the consent decree for CPD"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Letters: Paul Vallas misrepresents facts about the consent decree for CPD </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-17800176 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-letters-to-the-editor category-opinion" data-id="17800176" data-timestamp="1732338040" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/23/letters-112324-covid-19-vaccine/" title="Letters: COVID-19 remains a public health challenge. 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Getting a booster will make a difference. </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-17800173 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-letters-to-the-editor category-opinion" data-id="17800173" data-timestamp="1732251615" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/22/letters-112224/" title="Letters: President Joe Biden should act to have the Equal Rights Amendment certified" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/22/letters-112224/" title="Letters: President Joe Biden should act to have the Equal Rights Amendment certified"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Letters: President Joe Biden should act to have the Equal Rights Amendment certified </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-17799339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-letters-to-the-editor category-opinion" data-id="17799339" data-timestamp="1732165257" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/21/letters-112124-immigration-deportations/" title="Letters: Editorial about immigration fails to recognize Republicans’ intransigence" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/21/letters-112124-immigration-deportations/" title="Letters: Editorial about immigration fails to recognize Republicans’ intransigence"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Letters: Editorial about immigration fails to recognize Republicans’ intransigence </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <div class="landing-item landing-item-featured-flex"> <section class="section-highlight"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/columnists/" class="category-columnists"> Columnists<i class="icon-arrow-right"></i> </a> </h2> <div class="section-highlight-content"> <div class="section-feature"> <article class="feature-medium feature-large archive-view has-image post-17802986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columnists category-education category-health category-history category-latest-headlines category-national-news category-news category-opinion category-parenting-family category-politics category-religion tag-heidi-stevens" data-id="17802986" data-timestamp="1732251635" > <figure> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/22/heidi-stevens-balancing-act-university-of-north-texas/" title="Heidi Stevens: University of North Texas bans words ‘race,’ ‘gender’ from course titles. What will the free speech on campus folks have to say?" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/22/heidi-stevens-balancing-act-university-of-north-texas/" title="Heidi Stevens: University of North Texas bans words ‘race,’ ‘gender’ from course titles. What will the free speech on campus folks have to say?"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The move ought to send a chill down the spine of every person who cares about free speech and free expression, writes Heidi Stevens." title="The move ought to send a chill down the spine of every person who cares about free speech and free expression, writes Heidi Stevens." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_three_one_alt" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-CMP-UNT-DEI-BAN-DA_205122236.jpg?w=525" data-srcset="https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-CMP-UNT-DEI-BAN-DA_205122236.jpg?w=525 620w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-CMP-UNT-DEI-BAN-DA_205122236.jpg?w=642 780w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-CMP-UNT-DEI-BAN-DA_205122236.jpg?w=510 605w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-CMP-UNT-DEI-BAN-DA_205122236.jpg?w=354 420w,https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ctc-l-CMP-UNT-DEI-BAN-DA_205122236.jpg?w=397 470w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/22/heidi-stevens-balancing-act-university-of-north-texas/" title="Heidi Stevens: University of North Texas bans words ‘race,’ ‘gender’ from course titles. What will the free speech on campus folks have to say?"> <span class="dfm-title free"> Heidi Stevens: University of North Texas bans words ‘race,’ ‘gender’ from course titles. 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