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Jerald Mcnair

Jerald Mcnair

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Jerald McNair: Slaying of Officer Aréanah Preston underscores the need to humanize the police

The killing this month of young Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston left many of us feeling numb and quite angry. As we as a nation and a...

22.05.2023 10

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Jerald McNair: As summer approaches, how do we chart a new course for our kids and prevent violence?

Is there a generational disconnect when it comes to disciplining our children? I am from Generation X, whose members were born from 1965 to 1980. We...

18.04.2023 2

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Jerald McNair: Despite the divisive rhetoric, local schools and communities are not at odds

Schools across the country face enormous challenges nowadays. Keeping students and teachers safe from violence is the No. 1 priority. School shootings...

21.02.2023 1

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Jerald McNair: When a 6-year-old is accused of shooting his teacher, it’s time for a paradigm shift

Six-year-old children should be learning to read, identify new words by matching letters to sounds, count to 100, and do basic addition and...

25.01.2023 3

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Jerald McNair: We need to take bold steps to help our struggling youths in 2023

Social media is having a serious negative effect on children's lives.

02.01.2023 7

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Letters: Legislation would bring order to electoral count process

Proposed legislation would bring order to the electoral count process where ambiguity and uncertainty exist.

07.12.2022 3

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Jerald McNair: Our youths don’t need access to assault weapons. Let’s put politics aside

A ban on assault weapons for those under 21, may go a long way in curbing school shootings and crimes in communities.

07.12.2022 4

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Jerald McNair: Gen Z and millennials turned out in the midterms. They have good reason to pay attention.

A high turnout among younger voters shows that the youth have been paying attention and realize their vote matters.

22.11.2022 20

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