The latest medications reduce food cravings and offer a host of other benefits. New legislation would expand Medicare coverage for these drugs.
Linda Goler Blount: Government has the tools to end severe obesity. It should use them.
Category: Commentary
Tazewell Thompson: Presenting my opera ‘Blue,’ here and now, feels all too apt
Practiced at its highest level, opera can elevate us and help us navigate through difficult, divisive and challenging times and situations.
Heddy Lahmann: Why we should care about arts education in public schools
The arts are basic to human needs for expression, connection and understanding.
Paul Vallas: Chicago’s federal consent decree will not improve policing
Does CPD need an expensive consent decree to implement real reform measures?
Laura Washington: Rahm Emanuel leading the Democrats is a nonstarter
The most compelling indictment of Rahm Emanuel can be summed up in two words: Laquan McDonald.
Andy Shaw: Rahm Emanuel is the best choice to lead Democrats out of the political wilderness
Watching Rahm Emanuel try to break Donald Trump’s political spell would be a healthy exercise in democracy.
Michael D. Belsky: Chicago needs a better budgeting process
In other cities ,the budget forecast is a tool used to balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year.
J. Marcos Peterson: Soy un mexicoamericano que votó por Donald Trump. No, no me odio
Votar a Donald Trump no me convierte en racista, sexista, misógino, homófobo o cualquier otro “ista” o “ico” que me hayan llamado.
Pat Devaney: Fixing Tier 2 pensions would create a fair retirement for Illinois workers
Most public workers in Illinois now have Tier 2 pensions, which fall woefully short of providing a stable retirement.
Michele Weldon: The push to return to the office full time ignores how life has changed for many
For some, going back to the workplace is a relief; for others, it is a tone-deaf requirement by out-of-touch leadership.