Editorials
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Editorial: Lawmakers, make solving the pension crisis the top priorityDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - Second in a series Dear state legislators, If there is one thing you accomplish in the next two years, let it be an answer to the runaway public pension mess that's been...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Dec 26, 2018 6:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 22 The Houston Chronicle on capital punishment as a policy: Pride in our state's exceptional hi...
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Editorial: Our wishes for lawmakers in new era: independence, cooperationDec 25, 2018 10:00 pm - First in a series In less than a month, government is going to look very different for Illinoisans from what it looks like today, at both the state and federal levels. I...
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Editorial: 'Christmas waves a magic wand'Dec 24, 2018 12:00 pm - Our Christmas Day editorial first appeared on Dec. 25, 2011. This version has been slightly edited. To those of us who celebrate Christmas, there is something about waki...
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Editorial: 2019's many challenges and anniversariesDec 22, 2018 1:00 pm - In a bit over a week, we'll be moving into 2019. Seems hard to believe. It looks to be a frenetic year, with confrontations looming between President Donald Trump and th...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors share holiday wishes for the communityDec 22, 2018 12:00 am - See your family, not your phones As you spend time with your loved ones, really spend time with your loved ones. Put down your phone. Close your laptop. Look at the...
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Editorial: Pritzker should set goal of making tollway more patronage-proofDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - Gov.-elect Pritzker should set goal of making agency more patronage-proof
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
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Editorial: Take commuter tax off the tableDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - Another Chicago mayoral election is upon us and so once again the idea of a Chicago commuter tax has sprung to life, like the perennial weed it is. Attempts to stamp it ...
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Editorial: Opportunity his here to set a new tone for the tollwayDec 17, 2018 10:00 pm - Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker has suggested that making recreational marijuana legal will be one of the first things he accomplishes after his inauguration in Januar...