Editorials
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The Soapbox: We're basking in happy news this weekendMay 16, 2015 6:12 am - An encouraging sign: "Two housing developments proposed for Palatine." Wow, it's nice to see headlines like that again. Six years after the Great Recession ended, ...
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Editorial: New rail safety regs aren't strong enough to stop a suburban disasterMay 15, 2015 5:00 am - As we said in this space on Tuesday, we're uncomfortable with the risks we're all being forced to take as railroads carry more and more oil from North Dakota and Canada ...
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Editorial: Let's keep an open mind on sports betting in IllinoisMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - The headline we asked Tuesday on the front page begs an answer. And we initially thought the answer should be no, sports betting should not be allowed in Illinois. As we...
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Editorial: Denying professional drone use defies logicMay 13, 2015 5:00 am - You see what they see at the scenes of fires, amid the devastation of tornadoes and other natural disasters. You hear them buzzing overhead at weddings. Drone aircraft -...
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Editorial: Risks of hazardous rail spills remain uncomfortableMay 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Even if outsiders don't share her zeal, it's easy to understand if Barrington Mayor Karen Darch is prone to respond with skepticism to regulators' proposals for reducing...
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Editorial: Is an amendment needed to reform public pensions in Illinois?May 10, 2015 1:00 am - A few months ago, we asked State Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine whether the General Assembly would have the energy to take on public pension reform again if the Illinois S...
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The SoapboxMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - Bursting with pride: Two students from Illinois are among the 141 Presidential Scholars recognized for excellence in academics or the arts. Congrats to Siqi Liu of ...
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Editorial: Voter intent should be deciding factor in write-insMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - On Monday of this week, a new trustee, Mary Papantos, was sworn in as a Wheeling village board member. Whether she stays there will be up to the Cook County circuit cour...
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Editorial: Have a frank talk with your college-bound childMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - The end of the school year is near and for high school seniors and their parents, it's easy to look ahead at what's coming this fall - for many, enrollment at a school a...
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Editorial: Release COD recordings of Breuder buyout talksMay 05, 2015 11:00 pm - The seemingly endless fires of controversy surrounding operations at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn have engulfed the institution and the community for months, and ...