Editorials
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Editorial: Teens, parents, community all part of responsibility balancing actJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - Naperville's downtown has been a source of pride for years for the West suburb. Its mix of entertainment and retail amid a riverfront park has beckoned residents and out...
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Editorial: Don't let safety, common sense take a holiday this summerJul 02, 2017 11:00 pm - With apologies to the solstice, people generally think summer starts Memorial Day and ends Labor Day weekend. That puts the Fourth of July at the unofficial midpoint, ma...
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Editorial: July 2 and the spirit of 1776Jul 01, 2017 2:00 pm - There is something about time and the change it brings that constantly mesmerizes and fascinates us. We are, in actuality, avid students of history, and it should come a...
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Editorial: In Wheeling, a picture of hope for supportive housingJun 29, 2017 7:00 pm - Last week we had occasion to praise Arlington Heights for making a statement on supportive housing by voting to let a project get under way. This week, we can turn to Wh...
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Editorial: Mundelein, Dist. 211 and a call for local candidatesJun 29, 2017 2:00 am - We have a quandary. In an analysis of the November election, we learned that only 30 percent of potential local races were contested because there weren't more candidate...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jun 28, 2017 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 28 The New York Times on the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights: Civil rights or...
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Editorial: Minimum wage confusion should be avoidedJun 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Ken Jarosch is a small-business owner whose livelihood and those he employs would be affected by an ill-timed and too generous increase in the minimum wage. He's not ope...
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Editorial: Creative partnership makes Geneva landfill project a winnerJun 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Reusing closed landfills, like Settler's Hill in Geneva, is tricky business. Options are limited because of EPA rules about what can and can't be done with the land, and...
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Editorial: The polarization of cable newsJun 24, 2017 2:00 pm - During the years of Barack Obama's presidency, it was evident that Sean Hannity and most of his friends at Fox News would start each day with an overriding premise: Find...
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The Soapbox: Book benches in Naperville, an expensive beer in Wheeling, a coach steps down in Mundelein and more.Jun 24, 2017 1:00 am - Taking the stage Twenty acts emerged from auditions earlier this month to compete Sunday in the first round of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent. We wish them all good ...