Editorials
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The Soapbox: A helpline in Naperville, a canine cop in Rolling Meadows, paying it forward in Waukegan and more.Dec 02, 2017 12:00 am - Help is a text away Thanks to the Naperville Police Department and the Crisis Text Line for giving students in need a new way to get help with problems ranging from...
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Editorial: School sites play dual role as election polling placesDec 01, 2017 10:00 pm - Members of the Illinois Association of School Boards have voted to pursue legislation related to the costs of security at polling places. In short, the members want elec...
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Editorial: Teaching and enforcing civility among public officialsNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - As tempting as it might be to take Palatine Township board members to task for admitting they need a mediator to help them remain civil and stay on course in meetings, l...
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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...