Editorials
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Aug 16, 2017 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 15 The Seattle Times on anti-hate protests : The shocking white nationalism on display last wee...
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Editorial: Important advances toward consolidating governments in IllinoisAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Nearly as mind-boggling as the number of zeros in the state's debt is the number of taxing bodies that have long besieged Illinois taxpayers. You probably have heard thi...
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Editorial: Naming and fighting terrorism like that in CharlottesvilleAug 13, 2017 11:00 pm - When it comes to describing human actions, we all know there is a subtle power in names. We all know, too, that a name is just that, and that the most important thing is...
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Editorial: Seeking coping advice on death of spouseAug 12, 2017 2:00 pm - Simple math suggests that roughly one out of every two of us will suffer the loss of our spouse, our life partner. This reality is all but assured. And yet, most of us a...
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Editorial: Venue for Elgin's special budget meetings a blow to transparencyAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - Transparency can't be a sometimes thing, easy to embrace when it's convenient and safe, but downplayed when the topic could be messy. Local governments either are commit...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
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Editorial: Important guidelines for teaching about religion will have a suburban touchAug 08, 2017 11:00 pm - It is always gratifying to note when people from the suburbs are making a difference on the national or world stage. It can be especially so when you see that the differ...
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Editorial: Declaring national emergency would help local communities fight opioid crisisAug 07, 2017 11:00 pm - Is the country facing a national emergency over the opioid epidemic? That's what a White House commission says in its recommendations to President Trump. The commission ...
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Editorial: Cook County takes soda-tax fight to dangerous new levelAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - We would have thought that taking out after citizens who exercised their rights to challenge their government would be an action beneath the standards of Cook County Boa...
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Editorial: The courage and devotion of Hosea PaddockAug 06, 2017 11:00 am - We try to make a point each year of remembering our founder, Hosea C. Paddock, on the anniversary of his birth. Please bear with us. He was born 165 years ago on a Thurs...