Editorials
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Nov 29, 2017 6:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 27 The Telegraph of London on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding: A divorced, mixed-race,...
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Professional services need competitive biddingNov 28, 2017 10:00 pm - For such a big industry, the road construction business in Illinois seems awfully close-knit. That's one take-away from an Illinois tollway decision Wednesday to award a...
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Editorial: Don't forget local charities during giving seasonNov 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Think charitable giving is done now that Giving Tuesday is over? Think again. While Giving Tuesday has become one of the biggest days for charitable giving, it is actual...
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Editorial: Make sure your donations go to a good causeNov 26, 2017 10:00 pm - You've made it through Black Friday, hopefully intact. You've worn out your keyboard and your fingers to wrest the best deals from Cyber Monday. Today is no time to rest...
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Editorial: The quest to save McDonald's restaurant museumNov 25, 2017 1:00 pm - Just in time for the holidays came news last week that McDonald's plans to demolish the replica building of its first franchised restaurant in Des Plaines. From the comp...
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Editorial: Black Friday and the spirit of ChristmasNov 23, 2017 1:00 pm - It's been fashionable for some time for all of us to complain about how early the Christmas displays seem to show up at the stores, about how Santa arrives at the malls ...
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Editorial: Thanksgiving a time not just to remember but to be rememberedNov 22, 2017 5:00 pm - We ask you to remember this day. Not just to honor it. Not just to celebrate it. To remember it. Remember it tomorrow and all the crowded shopping days ahead when, battl...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
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Editorial: Two suburban school leaders who do it the right wayNov 20, 2017 10:00 pm - The news has been relentless in recent weeks. Story after story on leaders in film, politics and journalism abdicating their leadership roles in favor of power and grati...
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Editorial: More examples of agencies getting serious about cooperationNov 19, 2017 10:00 pm - In challenging local governments to look for ways to save money, no one said it would be easy. It's not. It's hard work for leaders of governments or agencies to explor...