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What Paul Vallas brings to the race for mayor

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May 2, 2018

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What Paul Vallas brings to the race for mayor

Wednesday, May 2

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas is running for mayor. Problem-solving is his brand. Can he sell it to Chicago voters?

He needed to make amends for bullying. What about the rest of us?

Bruce Smit carried guilt for decades about his role in the bullying of two sisters. He finally made amends, thus raising a question for everyone else: Have you ever caused someone deep pain? Did you make amends? Maybe it's not too late to act.

Why fire one congressional chaplain when we can fire them all?

House Speaker Paul Ryan recently fired the House chaplain for murky reasons, which prompts the suggestion that we eliminate the taxpayer-funded institutional chaplaincy once and for all, writes Eric Zorn.

Can the White House correspondents' dinner be saved?

After comedian Michelle Wolf's raunchy speech, the White House Correspondents' Association is rethinking "nerd prom," the city's biggest media dinner, writes Clarence Page.

Six years is enough. Let Blagojevich go home.

Rod Blagojevich's crimes pale in comparison to those of convicted killer Carl Reimann — yet Reimann was released early from prison for good behavior.

Facebook wants me to rat out my friends? No thanks.

Is Facebook offering an ominous invitation to its users to become informants? 

Uber should report data on violent incidents involving its drivers

Uber has a trust deficit with its customers. It needs to be transparent with data.

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