Editorials
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Aug 29, 2018 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 25 Arizona Republic on U.S. Sen. John McCain: Let the record show that John Sidney McCain never...
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Editorial: Tollway board sees nothing wrong with dubious hiringAug 28, 2018 5:00 am - Prompted by Daily Herald reports and a state Senate panel's hearing on possible conflicts of interest, an ad hoc committee for the Illinois Tollway has taken a brief, pr...
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Editorial: The goal to keep bias out of our reportingAug 25, 2018 2:00 pm - We were discussing bias and the news media the other day, and it struck us that we get sidetracked into that shorthand sometimes when the topic really is objectivity. In...
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The Soapbox: Inspiration in Lake Zurich, looking sharp in Lombard, hope growing in Palatine and more.Aug 25, 2018 1:00 am - Summer slipping away It's not the end of summer, but hitting the last week of August is a milestone. It's time to get back to our summer bucket lists and make the...
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Editorial: Better explanation needed for canceling DuPage jail volunteers' contractAug 22, 2018 11:00 pm - What, exactly, is DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba trying to accomplish? The sheriff, who is leaving office shortly after the November election, is ending a more than 3...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
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Editorial: New texting while driving law steers state in right directionAug 22, 2018 5:30 am - Illinois drivers know that typing out a text while behind the wheel is against the law. But getting caught - at least for most first-time offenders - simply results in a...
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Editorial: Schools need to combat bullying with culture of kindness, respectAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The motorcycle escort that brought 13-year-old Megan Kuntz to her first day of classes this week was symbolically powerful. Kuntz rode on the back of one of the three-do...
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Get rid of procurement cards for elected officialsAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - Governments that issue credit or debit cards to elected officials have to pay the bill. Then, they can take it up with the person holding the card if there are questions...
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Editorial: We take offense at Trump's false insultAug 18, 2018 2:00 pm - "Enemy of the people." That's what President Donald Trump has called the news media. In our editorial on Thursday, we argued why this is despotic language that endangers...