Youth Sports Officials, Turkish Abductions, and Military Base Renaming: A Varied Discussion on Current Issues

In this article, the author touches on several topics, including the difficulty of being a youth sports official due to the behavior of parents, the Turkish government’s agency for human abductions and executions, the issue of U.S. membership in UNESCO, the renaming of military bases, and some Chicago landmarks. The author highlights a report on a youth baseball league that sentences fans who mistreat umpires to do the job themselves, which the author supports as a way to teach them a lesson. The author also discusses the Turkish government’s practice of kidnapping Turkish critics in exile and sentencing them to prison. The article touches on the issue of U.S. membership in UNESCO and the renaming of military bases, with the author arguing that taking a Confederate general’s name off a U.S. military base and renaming it “Liberty” is morally sound. The article ends with some photos of Chicago landmarks and a message of goodwill.