Brett Johnson
Managing editor of Daily Southtown, part of Chicago Tribune Media Group. Active member of the United Church of Christ. Lover of outdoors
- Reposted by Brett JohnsonAs sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation tactic known as rewilding.
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- "International law is either universal or meaningless. Greenland will show which one we choose."
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- Reposted by Brett JohnsonSix federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent, and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according those with knowledge of their decision. nyti.ms/4qUl36Z
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- Flu activity has been increasing in Illinois and across the country in recent weeks. The “very high” designation for the week that ended Dec. 27 is a jump from the “moderate” level of flu activity Illinois reported for the week that ended Dec. 20.
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- A more plausible explanation for the attacks on Venezuela may instead be found in Mr. Trump’s recently released National Security Strategy. It claimed the right to dominate Latin America.
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- For those who use the phrase "three hots and a cot," a reality check.
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- The recent shooting was horrific, and the perpetrator should be punished to the full extent of the law. But collective punishment is just the sort of bigotry that the nation rejected decades ago.
- Only met him a few times, but he treated everyone the same, no matter who you were.
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- So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong. The fact that some federal immigration forces
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- To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.
- Prosecutors who have worked on Jan. 6-related cases have been targeted for months as part of Mr. Trump’s broader effort to root out people in the Justice Department he believes to be disloyal.
- "There has to be a moratorium on these kinds of un-American tactics and there has to be one now. This is not outrage over a ballroom project or a tasteless meme; this is outrage over kids seeing things that are impossible to forget."
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- "One of the cashiers cried because they know him, like they’ve been working with him for a long time,” Guallpa said. “I feel angry. Because he’s very committed to his work. He comes every day on time.”
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- . “Honestly, it’s really more of: (Federal agents) are going out and they’re just trying to round people up, we think, for the numbers."
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- "This could be very significant, and it is incredibly urgent in light of what’s happening in the streets of Chicago on a daily basis. We are hopeful that the judge sees the urgency of the moment.”
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- "The ruination of an independent justice system is merely one way in which Mr. Trump is abusing the power of the presidency, and some congressional Republicans have spoken out against other abuses."
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