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Exhaustion
I am exhausted. I am exhausted by the Supreme Court fight. I am exhausted over mail-in ballots. I am exhausted about peaceful transitions. I am exhausted about systemic racism, and destruction of cities, and the fate of Roe v. Wade, and Black Lives Matter, and COVID-19, and wearing masks. The answers to each of these…
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Changes in the next season of covid
I am noticing changes in the world of commerce – it isn’t just the leaves that are changing in this COVID autumn. Commerce is slowly opening up. Schools remain open despite predictions that it would be impossible for them to contain the virus. The Big Ten is going to play football after all. It…
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Resilience in OUr Changing World
We have made it through two seasons of COVID. If we can believe what we are told, there are likely two more to go. I am not so sure – I think it will be longer. Still, I have adjusted. Many of you have probably adjusted, too. I usually do not forget to put on my…
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“Safe and Effective” In the COVID-19 Dystopia
“Safe and effective.” That is a phrase you are going to be hearing a lot in the next few weeks as we head toward election day. “Safe and effective” is the standard that we expect when assessing medical interventions. In the context of a COVID-19 vaccination, we expect that any offered vaccine will be…
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Police Department Culture Affects Us All – For Better Or Worse
As many of you know, I have made my living over the last 25 years representing police unions and police officers. I am proud of that work, and I have met some amazing and courageous men and women over the years. I am a police supporter. But I am not blind to the problems that…
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Speaking OUt at Work
After a spring and summer without any sports, I thought I would be excited to watch NBA, NHL, and MLB games once they started up again at the end of July. But I find that I can’t get into it. I still pay attention to the Mets, but I haven’t given much attention to the…
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Language at the Bargaining Table
Back in 1978, after Sylvester Stallone gained international fame through his portrayal of the boxer “Rocky,” he made a film called F.I.S.T. The film is often overlooked, but I always enjoyed it because it was a fictional account of a union organizing a fight akin to the Teamsters. I have been practicing labor law for…
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High risk for covid? you have options
The opening of schools is fast approaching. And still there is not any real clarity about what that is going to look like once Labor Day rolls around. COVID-19 has proven to be an elusive antagonist, capable of destroying lives and plans in a matter of days. I think that most of us want to…
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Adapting the 2020 election
If you read this column from time to time, you may have learned that I am not a fan of the president. This is America, we can all have our own opinions. I’m just not a fan. But every now and then he makes a good point. Last week he floated the idea of moving November’s election.…
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The Freedom of a post-covid world
“The New Normal.” I hate that phrase.That is how people are describing the lives we are leading these days. In this 2020 where nothing is the same, the way we live our lives has changed, probably forever.So far, my friends and family have been blessed. We are all healthy. I hope it stays that way.…
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