Editorials
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Editorial: Follow DuPage's lead to streamline governmentOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Illinois is the land of plenty. We have plenty of debt, plenty of high taxes and plenty of businesses fleeing for other states, to go with a fat history of political cor...
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Editorial: Umpqua College and a call for media restraintOct 03, 2015 1:00 pm - With the multiple murders at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, on Thursday, we as a nation again ask what is it about our society that repeatedly triggers su...
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Saturday Soapbox: Bus-driving track star in Hanover Park, St. Charles, Mount Prospect music starsOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - Pursuing her passion: Kudos to Emma McGowan's soccer friend for suggesting she return to her passion — track. The Hanover Park school bus driver, won two gold and t...
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Editorial: Much work needed to mend fences in District 23Sep 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Teachers and students have been back in class since Monday in Prospect Heights, where things are returning to normal. But can you just erase the past week and a half - f...
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Editorial: Must we always make a law?Sep 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Our suburbs have to regulate a lot of things to keep people safe, life orderly, costs under control and government transparent. That means a whole lot of ordinances and ...
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Editorial: By talking, teens can learn how to copeSep 29, 2015 11:00 pm - As a Naperville mother of a 14-year-old, Lisa Gangi knows what kinds of struggles teens face in the suburbs. And she's using that knowledge in a positive way, acting in ...
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Editorial: Roskam's prudent call for consultationSep 27, 2015 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam wants to talk. Good for him. And good for those who listen. Actually, count Roskam among that number, too, since his call over the weekend was for...
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Editorial: Patrick Kane and our prurient rush to judgmentSep 26, 2015 2:00 pm - We don't mind telling you, we don't know what the truth is in the investigation of a sexual assault complaint against Chicago Blackhawks' superstar Patrick Kane. We wish...
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The Saturday Soapbox: Good police work in Elgin goes viral, parents and the District 23 teachers strike, harmonic public relations in Mundelein and more.Sep 26, 2015 1:00 am - Parents getting involved: In 1998, when a strike loomed in Prospect Heights Elementary District 23, parents mobilized and literally pressured both sides into a sett...
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Editorial: Schools find a way to connect with families through new appSep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Schools have always needed good lines of communication with the communities they serve, but perhaps never more than now. With controversies including but not limited to ...