Opinion Stories from September 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Editorial: Online engagement produces open discussion of Safety Town controversySep 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Don't mess with Safety Town. That was the message received loud and clear in the last few days as officials in Naperville, once named one of the best places to raise a f...
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Editorial: Taking on the special challenge of safety for rail 'trespassers'Sep 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Some of the statistics on railway crashes are stunning. As our transportation writer Marni Pyke reported Monday, such collisions at rail crossings have declined from 10,...
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Ambulance trip is really double-billingSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Do you pay property taxes? Included in your tax bill are your taxes for fire protection and E.M.S. services; also including paying for fire pensions, equipment, fire sta...
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No, Clinton is giving election to TrumpSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Response to Mr.Thomas McGrath, of Arlington Heights. Hillary Clinton has acknowledged her use of a "private in her house email server" was a mistake. And it was. It was ...
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Many questions remain in looming phaseout of for-profit prisonsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice's plan to phase out for-profit prisons is good news for humane conditions and fiscal responsibility - and bad news for executives who enri...
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There's reason for all to be proud of AmericaSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - I have been reading lots of opinions in the newspaper lately on the subject of white privilege. As a black American, I can understand my black brothers' and sisters' p...
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Yes, history matters - all of itSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Eleanor Hesse's letter to the editor, published on Sept. 15, is right about one thing: History matters. Unfortunately for Ms. Hesse, so does context. So I'd like to po...
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Time to celebrate the arts in schoolsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - For decades, research has shown that when students participate in the arts as a part of their education, they go on to succeed in school, work and life. Designated by Co...
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Hillary, what's in your basket?Sep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Hillary has announced a "basket of deplorables" as a means of profiling and condemning Trump supporters she has decided are abhorrent, hateful, and bigoted people. Howev...
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Hard to fathom passion for term limitsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Democracy in Illinois is alive and well. Our state has liberal early voting laws. It has registration laws which allow every citizen unrestricted access to registering t...
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