Movie review: Straight Outta Compton
<em>Straight Outta Compton</em> is a music biopic about the rise of N.W.A. in mainstream hip-hop culture.
Not everything that counts can be counted
Employees at a big mega-sales company that was born on the Internet are abused, not unlike teachers in our schools.
Lincoln-Way CHSD 210 votes to close North H.S.
A high school that rose during the pre-recession housing boom in Chicago's southwest suburbs will close at the end of this school year.
Kids become sex slaves under ISIS rule
Young girls are being captured and used as sex slaves by the powers that be in the Islamic State (ISIS). It must be stopped.
Coca-Cola funds a foolish fitness farce
The Coca-Cola Company is investing in "science" that is expected to say sugar-sweetened beverages are OK, as long as you exercise.
IL is 4th in high school sports participation
Nationwide participation in HS sports is up for the 26th consecutive year. IL saw a slight increase, but not in Football.
NY releases some Common Core test questions
Some bad questions on New York's latest instance of Common Core-aligned reading tests for 3rd graders leave a lot to be desired.
DNA can be used to investigate unrelated crimes
The 4th Amendment, protection against unreasonable searches, took center stage in a Md. case about police using DNA to solve unrelated crimes.
On the need to protect polar bears in Alaska
The federal government wants to designate a large swath of land to protect polar bears in Alaska; the state wants to drill for oil on the land.
We announce the opening of IL football coverage
We have begun the coverage season for IL HS football this fall. Opening day is Friday, Aug. 28, and our football pages are upgraded.