Editorials
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Editorial: A changing of the guard across the suburbsMay 04, 2013 6:00 pm - It is difficult to remember a time when so many mayors and village presidents left office in the suburbs. They’re leaving in droves this month, most of them this week. ...
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Editorial: A healthy dose of inspirationMay 03, 2013 5:00 am - Sometimes, it seems like life has you stuck in place. Something’s not going right, and it’s hard to see a way through all the obstacles to getting back on track. That’s ...
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Editorial: Update the teen drug abuse conversationMay 02, 2013 5:00 am - Results of a new survey on teen substance abuse are enough to make an anti-drug activist shudder. Only 14 percent of high school students say their parents included a wa...
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Editorial: Teaching languages is serious businessMay 01, 2013 5:00 am - An old joke told in Europe goes like this: Q: What do you call a person who speaks two languages? A: Bilingual. Q: What do you call a person who speaks many languages? A...
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Editorial: Collins’ declaration a major first stepApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - What’s all the fuss about? That was the reaction from some upon hearing that veteran NBA player Jason Collins was publicly announcing he is gay, making him the first act...
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Editorial: Anti-hazing legislation a good startApr 29, 2013 5:00 am - Driven by the appalling allegations of hazing at his hometown high school, freshman state Rep. Marty Moylan has gotten an anti-hazing bill through the House that provide...
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Editorial: A wide and deep gulf in the pension debateApr 28, 2013 5:00 am - There are a few ways to look at the interaction during The Pension Forum we sponsored with Reboot Illinois Thursday night at Harper College in Palatine. We were pleased,...
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Editorial: Drop pension perks for forest officialsApr 25, 2013 2:28 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission President D. Dewey Pierotti Jr. would like the state legislature to stay out of the commission’s business. And, generally, we’d ...
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Editorial: A chance for a broad conversation on pensionsApr 23, 2013 6:00 pm - If the purpose of tonight's sold-out forum on pension reform could be reduced to a single phrase, it would be this: Let's talk. The forum, co-sponsored by the Daily Hera...
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Incivility too costly for local politicsApr 23, 2013 8:18 am - For some time now, we have spoke out against the growing incivility in politics. It’s been most visible at the federal level, where attack ads funded by Super PACS muddy...