List/Grid Author Archives: Esther J. Cepeda / Syndicated Columnist
Video Games Not Automatic Precursor to Mass Murder
CHICAGO - It is a normal human instinct to immediately respond to a senseless tragedy by trying ...
Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
CHICAGO - In a recently released report by Georgia authorities, the ridiculous lengths to which ...
We Are (Largely) What We Eat
CHICAGO - Quick quiz: What's the difference between deep-fried Kool-Aid and potato chips? ...
There Are No Heroics in Living a Lie
CHICAGO - In retelling last week's revelation that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose ...
Those Learning English Need Our Support, Not Ridicule
CHICAGO – Tensions flared during testimony leading up to the final state Senate vote on Texas’ sanctuary cities bill – and not just over whether the new measures would have... Read more »
Too Few Qualified To Teach History
CHICAGO – The nation’s history report card is in, and the poor grades it contains may say more about needed changes in teacher recruitment and classroom assignment policy than they... Read more »
Rural Folk Part of Conversation
CHICAGO – Last week the White House announced it was forming what it called the first-ever council to address the unique challenges of rural America. The best news coverage the... Read more »
Selling Junk No Business for Clowns
CHICAGO — Could a 48-year-old clown with corporate directives to promote the benefits of physical activity really be conspiring to harm American children? That’s what Corporate Accountability International, a group... Read more »
Lack of Civics Education Creates Disempowered Citizens
CHICAGO — High school seniors have gotten another grim report card in civics. According to the recently released 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 64 percent of public school students... Read more »
Obama Drops Border Reform; Latinos Should Drop Him
CHICAGO — President Obama thinks Latino voters are stupid. There’s no evidence to the contrary, based on how he’s mishandling his campaign promises on comprehensive immigration reform. It’s already becoming... Read more »
Is It So Gaga To Help a Child’s Esteem?
CHICAGO — The May issue of Harper’s Bazaar treats readers to never-before-seen pictures of outrageous pop singer Lady Gaga’s new cone-shaped protrusions. They’re now jutting out of her forehead, shoulders... Read more »
