Editorials
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Editorial: Lessons on leadership from Naperville's Mayor PradelJan 28, 2015 4:01 am - Decked out in top hat and tails, George Pradel on Monday gave his 20th and final State of the City address as Naperville's mayor in his inimitable style. He was in a ref...
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Editorial: Obama draws lines in the partisan sandJan 25, 2015 4:01 am - Toward the end of his State of the Union address last Tuesday, President Barack Obama became downright inspirational as he called for a new spirit of bipartisanship. Spe...
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Editorial: Community's warmth, resolve helps find missing manJan 23, 2015 4:01 am - Tina Leigh didn't know Kyle Cuchna until she met him late Saturday night at a homeless shelter in Wauconda. She didn't know his family either and she didn't become Faceb...
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Editorial: Facts don't support gambling expansionJan 22, 2015 4:01 am - While Pat Quinn was governor, he twice vetoed plans to license more casinos and add slot machines at horse-racing tracks. Now, with Gov. Bruce Rauner installed in Spring...
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Editorial: One suburb's example in the drug abuse fightJan 20, 2015 4:01 am - The fight against youth substance abuse must be a joint battle, and Naperville is one example of a community where leaders have rightfully made that battle a priority. A...
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Editorial: King, 'Selma' and a conflict of perspectivesJan 18, 2015 12:01 am - Let's start with something that seems a little trivial - the controversy that blew up last week over this year's Academy Award nominations. "Selma" is an excellent movie...
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Editorial: CN merger beneficial, but keep working to help BarringtonJan 16, 2015 4:01 am - There's no doubt Canadian National has, overall, been a positive presence in Chicago and the suburbs. Since buying the EJ&E line for $300 million in 2008 the railroad ha...
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Editorial: Keep a unified message on O'Hare noiseJan 15, 2015 12:01 am - Elk Grove Village Village President Craig Johnson had it right this week when he acknowledged that the fight over O'Hare Airport expansion has moved from whether it will...
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Editorial: Incomplete grade for free community college tuitionJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That adage seems appropriate when discussing President Obama's plan to make community college free for all. Indeed, we h...
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Editorial: The attempted murder of free expressionJan 11, 2015 12:01 am - There is a conventional wisdom that says that terrorism wins only when we give in to it. That, most assuredly, is something Charlie Hebdo did not do. Today, in the wake ...