Rex W. Huppke – Page 9

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., right, speaks during a news conference as U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., looks on at the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

Column: COVID-19 vaccine misinformation from Fox News & GOP is killing people, with an assist from Big Tech

July 16, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

These recent headlines tell the story of a crime: "COVID-19 infections are rising again in parts of Illinois." "US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks." "Covid-19 cases are...

The S.Y.B.s play the Woodridge Knights in the March of Dimes Snowball 16-inch softball tournament in Lincoln Park on Jan. 28, 1984.

Column: 16-inch coed softball sounds dull, Chicago. Let’s try ’48-Inch SoftSHOCKball Death Challenge 5000′

July 15, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Exciting news for Chicagoans who love baseball but wish the ball had a greater circumference: The Chicago Park District has announced the return of its coed adult 16-inch softball tournament!...

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson, left, sprays Champagne at his crew members while celebrating their flight to space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on July 11, 2021.

Column: Let’s guilt Branson, Bezos and space tourists into making charitable donations before they leave Earth

July 13, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

We need to talk about rich people traveling into space. On Sunday, Virgin Galactic founder and large-amounts-of-money-having human Richard Branson rode his own rocket to the edge of space, soaring...

Protesters at an anti-vaccine rally hold signs outside of Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, on June 26, 2021.

Column: A note of thanks to the unvaccinated, from a very happy coronavirus

July 9, 2021 at 2:25 p.m.

The following missive was transmitted to me via airborne droplets. It claims to be from "a very happy coronavirus." I have verified its authenticity via a polymerase chain reaction assay...

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown speaks to the press outside Advocate Christ Medical Center after a police officer and two federal agents were shot on the Far South Side on July 7, 2021.

Column: Bail reform isn’t to blame for Chicago’s violence. And finger-pointing doesn’t help.

July 7, 2021 at 5:27 p.m.

On the heels of a grimly violent Fourth of July weekend, with more than 100 people shot and 17 killed, the last thing Chicago needs is city officials pointing fingers....

Fireworks explode over Navy Pier as seen from Adler Planetarium on June 23, 2021.

Column: This Fourth of July, dogs declare their independence from fireworks

July 2, 2021 at 9:51 a.m.

Today I'll be turning the column over to my dog, Rosie. She adopted us last year and, though still young, has quickly risen through the ranks of the National Association...

A man stops to look at signs left for baker Chuck Kalousek outside Ingram Busy Bee Bakery in Downers Grove on April 13, 2021. Well wishers left notes of encouragement for Kalousek who was hospitalized at the time with COVID-19 and awaiting a double-lung transplant.

Column: Beloved Downers Grove baker dies, but offers the world a final act of kindness

July 1, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.

I often wish, like a fiction writer, I could plot the narratives of people whose lives intertwine with mine, take control of their stories away from the cruel unpredictability of...

Bundles of baiduhai Saturday editions are stacked for delivery at Freedom Center.

Column: This is not a farewell column. (I’m really sorry!) So off we go.

June 29, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Over the past week or so, you've read farewell columns from wonderful opinion writers who for years graced the pages of this newspaper. This is not one of those columns....

In this screen grab from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is seen during victim impact statements on June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis.

Column: Derek Chauvin’s sentence for murdering George Floyd and the right’s fight to focus on anything but race

June 25, 2021 at 7:36 p.m.

There was a swirl of courtroom statements and news coverage Friday as former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of...

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on June 17, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Column: Army general shoots down GOP’s ‘critical race theory’ hysteria: ‘It matters to our military.’ Amen.

June 23, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.

The heaving hysteria over critical race theory, showing up now in state legislatures and school board meetings across the country, can be disturbing to witness, particularly when you know it's...

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