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Women pray as people take part in a rally dubbed "I Am A Muslim Too" in a show of solidarity with American Muslims at Times Square on Feb. 19, 2017, in New York City. A new version of a Trump administration refugee and visa ban affecting immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations reportedly would not stop green card holders or travelers already on flights from entering the United States, though some critics complain the move still would not pass Constituitional muster.

Column: Prejudice against Muslims is no joking matter

May 23, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

As our preoccupation with walls and banning immigrants shows, many of us seem to need to have someone to look down on. All of us have been looked down on...

In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, a truck drives near the Mexico-U.S. border fence, on the Mexican side, separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico, and Sunland Park, New Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Feb. 24, 2017, that it plans to start awarding contracts by mid-April for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, signaling that he is aggressively pursuing plans to erect a wall along the 2,000-mile border.

Paul Sassone: Too many forget that America belongs to us all

May 13, 2019 at 2:59 p.m.

I think I understand the whys and hows of Oak Park's efforts on behalf of the cause of sanctuary. And I not only understand, I agree. What I'm not so...

Column: Taking a break from serious stuff like politics

May 23, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

Oh, sure, it's OK for you not to have an opinion. But, what about me? I'm supposed to have at least one opinion on something each week, and then write...

Shopping carts outside an Aldi store in Niles in June 2015.

Column: Americans are more than just for or against

May 13, 2019 at 2:59 p.m.

For, or against? That seems to be how we describe ourselves these days: Are we for President Donald Trump or against him? But, we are a lot more than that....

Vantage Oak Park apartment building in downtown Oak Park is pictured in June 2016.

Paul Sassone: Park board members show support for Oak Park residents

May 13, 2019 at 2:59 p.m.

OK, Oak Parkers. Time to support the Park District of Oak Park board members who are supporting you. They have gone on record as opposing creation of yet another humongous...

Aaliyah Johnson, 22, bags groceries at the Mariano's on the 3000 block of North Broadway Avenue in Chicago Thursday, Jan. 26.

Paul Sassone: What 7 cents a bag really gets Chicago shoppers

May 23, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

You've seen it in movies lots of times: The con artist lets the mark win a little money and then takes him for every cent he's got. That's kind of...

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady stands on the field after a play during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Denver. Brady and the Patriots would go on to win the Super Bowl against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Paul Sassone: No hall of fame for the masses of regular people

May 23, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

It's nice – really – that Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback in the history of fractional backs. He'll be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as soon as...

Susan Whalen holds a "Welcome" floor mat during a "Rally for Sanctuary" to protest President Donald Trump's travel ban at Scoville Park in Oak Park Saturday, Feb. 4.

Column: Why not add Oak Park to Trump’s travel ban list?

May 8, 2019 at 11:43 a.m.

Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Libya. These are the countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban as sources of danger to the United States. But, who says only...

Paul Sassone: President Trump ushers in a renaissance for dystopian literature

May 23, 2019 at 5:56 p.m.

Protest marches. Lawsuits. Injunctions from judges. Editorial jeremiads. Apoplectic political pundits. The life of a new president of the United States is not all beer and skittles. While bunkered down...

Trees slowly begin to show off their fall colors at Austin Gardens in Oak Park in this 2012 file photo.

Paul Sassone: What exactly is progress in Oak Park?

May 13, 2019 at 2:58 p.m.

It's the Oak Park story in microcosm. That is, what will Oak Park's future be, concentrated into this single question. On one hand is the drive to develop Oak Park,...

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