Editorials
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Editorial: The search for compromise on gun controlFeb 18, 2013 4:00 am - So frequently, the talk these days about gun control brings our thoughts to Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student gunned down in a park in Chicago shortly after ...
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Editorial: Time for state House to join tide of history on rightsFeb 17, 2013 4:00 am - The Illinois Senate has done its part to advance the notion of human rights in Illinois. Now it’s up to the state House. Debated in the legislature and around the countr...
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The SoapboxFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - A touching tribute: It’s been five years since a gunman took the lives of five Northern Illinois University students and injured others, and it’s heartening to see how t...
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Editorial: Collaboration that adds up to student successFeb 15, 2013 4:00 am - “How will knowing how to solve algebraic equations help me get a job?” That’s a familiar question to many parents of teenagers (and to math teachers, no doubt), especial...
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Editorial: Here’s some inspiration for gift of loveFeb 14, 2013 7:51 am - OK, so the New Year’s resolution thing didn’t work out. And giving something up for Lent may not be enough. But today is Valentine’s Day. A day to prove your love for so...
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Endorsement: Abboud for Barrington Hills village presidentFeb 13, 2013 11:47 am - Two competitors for Barrington Hills village president agree on one thing: the need to protect the village’s rural appeal, with its estates, horse paddocks and 5-acre zo...
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Editorial: Words of hope, but too much evidence of the oppositeFeb 13, 2013 9:08 am - One wants to be encouraged. One wishes that a president speaking to the nation in the midst of still-churning economic turmoil could have some words of comfort. Some ind...
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Editorial: Words of hope, but too much evidence of the oppositeFeb 13, 2013 7:58 am - One wants to be encouraged. One wishes that a president speaking to the nation in the midst of still-churning economic turmoil could have some words of comfort. Some ind...
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Editorial: School conference costs reflect need for restraintFeb 12, 2013 1:50 pm - Life is full of choices, especially when it comes to spending money. They are the kinds of decisions most of us make every day on one level or another. Should we buy a ...
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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the 1950s and ’60s, the teacher would tell kids to take cover under desks when the siren signaled an air raid drill. Fifty years later, teachers lock their doors, dar...