Editorials
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Editorial: Act carefully on concealed carry, but actApr 22, 2013 5:00 am - Say what you will about the Illinois legislature, but at least it demonstrated something last week that Congress could not show. It’s willing to stand up to the Nationa...
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Editorial: With our prayers for Boston’s fallenApr 21, 2013 5:00 am - Ironically, runners like those who rev themselves up for events such as the Boston Marathon are fundamentally connected to 8-year-olds. As any long-distance runner will ...
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Editorial: Our cherished longing to help and be helpedApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, ...
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Editorial: After 7 years, some schools still aren’t learning on pension penaltiesApr 18, 2013 10:09 am - Any teacher knows students need to be exposed to a concept more than once before they really get it. But it’s hard not to be impatient with how many times some suburban ...
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Editorial: Save money, drop state’s No. 2 postApr 17, 2013 5:00 am - Three years ago, when the job of lieutenant governor was vacant, 13 candidates ran for the post. Clearly, it must have important duties and some power attached to it, ri...
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Editorial: A search for comfort in ‘new normal’Apr 15, 2013 8:50 pm - Americans reflected often in the days, weeks and months following September 11, 2001, on the state of the “new normal” in our country. We had become a people stripped of...
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Editorial: Tanning salons no place for teensApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - There are many things that the state of Illinois says 17-year-olds aren't ready for: voting, buying a lottery ticket, serving on a jury, buying cigarettes, getting a tat...
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Editorial: Do we fight over pensions? Or find solutions?Apr 14, 2013 5:00 am - Last Monday, our Editor John Lampinen announced that the Daily Herald will be co-sponsoring a public forum later this month with Reboot Illinois, a civic-minded digital ...
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The SoapboxApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - Winfield does its duty: Let’s hear it for the civic-minded citizenry of the village of Winfield. In a town of about 9,000 people, where hardball and contentious politics...
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Editorial: Time is right to start good deeds anewApr 12, 2013 9:57 am - “Are you saying you’ll flunk us if we don’t change the world?” “Well, no. But you might just scrape by with a C.” — Actors Haley Joel Osment and Kevin Spacey In the 20...