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Stephen J. Lyons: The painful realities of getting old

On the occasion of my mother-in-law’s 100th birthday, I asked for her thoughts as she contemplated a second century. “Keep your mind open and your...

15.09.2023 5

Chicago Tribune

Stephen J. Lyons

Stephen J. Lyons: Why I won’t be attending my 50th high school reunion

Ah, those glory days of high school, circa 1973. Proms and pimples. Hormones and hickeys. Jocks and jerks. Who would not want to celebrate those...

18.08.2023 3

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Opinion: Cluster bomb use is an admission that it’s OK to kill civilians

In 2008, more than 100 nations signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, a treaty that “prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of...

19.07.2023 1

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Stephen J. Lyons: By giving Ukraine cluster bombs, the US is admitting that it’s OK to kill civilians

In 2008, more than 100 nations signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, a treaty that “prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of...

14.07.2023 7

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Stephen J. Lyons: I have rekindled the love I had for the guitar as a 10-year-old Hyde Park boy

It’s open mic night at the Hitching Post bar in rural southern Ohio, and the joint fills with factory workers, cubicle toilers and a biker who looks...

27.05.2023 5

Chicago Tribune

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Stephen J. Lyons: Biden’s compromise on new oil drilling is devastating for the Arctic

I am old enough to remember the late President George H.W. Bush’s promise at the Republican National Convention in 1988 of “Read my lips: no new...

20.03.2023 1

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Stephen J. Lyons: Teenage mental health crisis: The kids are not OK

Last week, my suicidal 15-year-old grandson ingested and smoked a cocktail of several drugs. His loving parents found him nonresponsive, with a heart...

24.02.2023 10

Chicago Tribune

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Stephen J. Lyons: The roulette wheel of gun violence: Who is next?

Some advice to clear up any confusion you might have over recent events in the land of the red, white and blue: Assume that everyone is armed and...

03.02.2023 4

Chicago Tribune

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