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Commentary: Restore — don’t demolish — the Thompson Center as a symbol of activism

August 23, 2019 blaservations Leave a comment

Read my recent commentary published in the Chicago Tribune below:

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-thompson-center-restore-optimism-20190626-rsdemrsbtfgu7kktfrybwsadlm-story.html

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RT @presfutures: So good to suggest—and hear suggested!—so many relevant and impactful new landmarks for the City of Chicago at the Landmar… 7 hours ago
@willjennings80 I think it’s a piñata. 1 day ago
@willjennings80 This is akin to the explosive demolition of a large social housing development by a municipal government? 1 day ago
@willjennings80 Yes. It is *just you.* 1 day ago
@kierkegaardvark @ajlatrace @joshuamings Yes Rory! I’ll be in touch. 1 day ago

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