The future of Austin
I am writing as a daughter of Austin, a mother, and the daughter of Rev. Dr. Lewis Flowers, who dedicated his life to serving the West Side through faith, advocacy, and action. I grew up watching my father…
Capping rent increases
Recently, state Senator Adriane Johnson proposed SB3530, limiting security deposits and capping rent increases to 3.5% a year. I am a small landlord. I own the two flat I live in and 2 three flats — all in the Austin…
Why we oppose the war in Iran
Today we invoke the language of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On April 3, 1967, at Riverside Church in New York City, Dr. King preached a message opposing the war in Vietnam. In April of…
Unpaid invoices. West Sub’s salvation
On Wednesday morning in a crowded boardroom at West Suburban, there was a joint but oddly adversarial press conference as State Rep. La Shawn Ford had seemingly demanded and cajoled Dr. Manoj Prasad, the hospital’s CEO, into answering…
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