Editorials
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Editorial: 'Right to Try' experimental drugs offers both hope and riskAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - Imagine being terminally ill. Imagine hearing about a medication that might help you live longer, but you can't have it since the FDA hasn't approved it. By approving th...
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Editorial: Red-light camera a cash grab in LakemoorAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - There's a bill still waiting to be heard in the Illinois Senate that would outlaw red-light cameras in nonhome-rule communities. In the spring, we said we supported the ...
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Editorial: COD debate highlights the need to strengthen public access lawsAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - It remains for authorities such as the DuPage County state's attorney to decide whether, as government watchdog groups urged last week, College of DuPage board members v...
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Editorial: Traffic fix is temporary; keep safety permanentAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - In justifying their decision to open a residential street long blocked to through traffic by a gate, Grayslake village officials cited doing what's best for the "broader...
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Editorial: Governor's veto of unsettling arbitration law should standAug 01, 2015 2:00 pm - Not unusually, there is more hyperbole coming out of Springfield these days than reasoned discourse. So, when evaluating the actions of government, it's important to wor...
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The Soapbox: Hamilton and COD, quiet zones in Elgin, the Des Plaines cop who arrested Gacy, a spat in Wauconda and moreAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - Hamilton's closed-door comments: In her Guest View Thursday, College of DuPage Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton suggested we took her comments out of context when we repor...
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Editorial: No, lawmakers don't deserve raises, but when will they begin the 'real conversation'?Jul 31, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers haven't had a pay raise in seven years. It's probable that few Illinois residents believe they deserve one, and it's certain that accepting one that i...
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Editorial: The truths exposed in audio of College of DuPage buyout meetingJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - When one of our reporters asked College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton about her comments in a closed-door board meeting on Dec. 18, she said she prefers to t...
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Editorial: Municipalities wise not to rely on gambling revenueJul 28, 2015 11:00 pm - The game of chicken Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leadership in Springfield are playing with the budget keeps rearing its head in new ways. Will state workers get pai...
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Editorial: A mother's gift with a message for all on bullyingJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - The Fremd High School Class of 1975 hardly invented teenage bullying. Moreover, it is unfair and doubtless inaccurate to blame whatever bullying John Trout suffered on e...