Editorials
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Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:05 pm - Going, going gone: There's nothing quite like the Internet for spreading the word, it seems, even about stray animals. Since Kane County's new animal shelter started lis...
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Rap, Uzis and the InternetOct 31, 2021 5:06 pm - "... If this account doesn't reach $50,000 in the next 7 days then a murderous rampage similar to the VT shooting will occur at another highly populated university. This...
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Don't pull license when pulled overOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - In Illinois, you need a license to drive. But you also need that license to board an airplane. Or to get a marriage license. There are occasions when you must show a dri...
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Paying for more than just a textbook?Oct 31, 2021 4:53 pm - Financially beleaguered college students and parents bled dry by skyrocketing tuition probably won't be thrilled to find their favorite institution of higher learning is...
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Memo to NFL: Keep vests, lose logosOct 31, 2021 4:53 pm - In order for our work as journalists to mean anything and to be taken seriously, we must bring to our work a number of qualities. That list is lengthy, but a short versi...
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When home sweet home turns sourOct 31, 2021 4:46 pm - One of the more unnerving events in people's lives is when they sign document after document in taking out a home loan. For the most part though, it works out fine. But ...
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Capital needs, transit still prioritiesOct 31, 2021 4:35 pm - Illinois legislators, nearly two months into their longest overtime session ever, are showing small signs of movement on their budget deadlock -- but only small signs. O...
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Too much time spent on math, reading?Oct 31, 2021 4:39 pm - A new national survey concludes what anyone might have expected: Educators are devoting more time to reading and math instruction and less time to other subjects since f...
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Rediscovering benefits of great outdoorsOct 31, 2021 4:39 pm - Can you really blame kids for being reluctant to go outdoors? We terrify them with stories about West Nile virus lurking within every mosquito, birds carrying fatal flu ...
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ClarificationOct 31, 2021 4:36 pm - To clarify an editorial published Monday, while U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk share the same general goal of reversing BP's plans...