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Stop pretending colleges are nonprofits

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Here’s a recent story from the Chicago Tribune that jumped off the page when I read it. Northwestern University is finishing up the construction of a new $800 million football stadium. This is supposedly a nonprofit “educational” entity. Uh-huh. Northwestern -- an “institution of higher learning” located outside of Chicago -- is flush with cash. It has an endowment of nearly $15 billion, and the tax-free donations keep flowing in. Almost all the $800 million -- which rivals the cost of professional sports arenas with luxury skyboxes and opulent decor -- for the lavish Taj ...

Independent journalism was critical to civil rights

Editorials

Our nation observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday and our communities have spent the past week observing the importance of the civil rights movement to our nation’s history and identity. We are thankful for the volunteers and organizers who made the variety of events and ...

Code Blue both a blessing and a testament to region’s values

Editorials

We believe that even those in our communities fortunate to not need to worry about homelessness should be deeply grateful for the work of Code Blue. Volunteers each winter staff an overnight warming shelter at First Church, on the corner of Packer and Market streets. “From a perspective ...

Rural health care becoming more urgent

Editorials

In March 2025, our sister newspaper the Times-Observer, in Warren County, reported that Warren General Hospital was happy to open its doors to nearby expecting mothers affected by the closure of UPMC Cole’s labor and delivery unit. At the time, the Times-Observer editorialized — in our ...

What other newspapers are saying: If necessary, nutrition policy should be sensible

Editorials

The Trump administration has flipped the national food pyramid as part of its campaign to “Make America Healthy Again,” and once again the new dietary guidelines recommend Americans change their food habits. The main takeaway: don’t get takeaway. Eat more protein and fats. Scale back on breads and pastas. “We are ending the war on saturated fats,” said Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The villains of the new food pyramid are “highly processed foods laden with refined carbohydrates, added sugars, excess sodium, unhealthy fats, and chemical additives.” The ...

National Mentoring Month

Letters

“Any society that does not succeed in tapping into the energy and creativity of its youth will be left behind.” - Kofi Annon Former Secretary-General of the United Nations. Since 2007, U.S. Presidents George W. Bush; Barack Obama; Joe Biden, and Donald Trump have recognized January as National Mentoring Month through Proclamation and Messaging. Locally we celebrate the accomplishments of our youth in sports; the arts, and academics. There remains however a need for Mentors to guide and encourage youth through generous giving of self. Mentoring is a calling to support youth in the ...