Editorials
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The SoapboxJan 12, 2013 4:00 am - Salute to nerdy pursuits: Stevenson High School graduate Rachel Cliburn was doing research at Baylor University when she looked at a scientific journal and thought, “It’...
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Editorial: Doing the right thing, no matter the costJan 11, 2013 9:11 am - When was the last time you did something that you knew would hurt your bottom line but did so anyway because it was the right thing to do? People do charitable things al...
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Editorial: Doing the right thing, no matter the costJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - When was the last time you did something that you knew would hurt your bottom line but did so anyway because it was the right thing to do? People do charitable things al...
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Editorial: To our departing lawmakers, thank youJan 10, 2013 7:32 am - Fifteen suburban state lawmakers left office this week, and it’s hard to figure whether they’re more likely to be sad to go out on such a low note for the General Assemb...
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Editorial: Don’t lose momentum for compromise on pension reformJan 09, 2013 7:57 am - So close. And we’ll take heart in that, rather than disillusionment. It would have been important progress for all Illinois taxpayers, as well as teachers and state empl...
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Editorial: A job well done by Aurora’s police, communityJan 08, 2013 4:00 am - The Aurora City Council finance committee debates tonight whether to award its police officers $500 bonuses. Whether the city can afford the additional $144,500 is debat...
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Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...
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Editorial: Our congressmen and the fiscal cliff testJan 06, 2013 4:00 am - Let us start this discussion of “the fiscal cliff” by saying we are relieved, but by no means pleased. Last weekend, the United States’ economy teetered on the brink of ...
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The SoapboxJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Just walk the extra steps: Pretending to be disabled to get a good parking spot is pretty low, but it’s rampant enough that a new state law cracks down on using the disa...
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Editorial: A day of inspiration on the Capitol stepsJan 04, 2013 4:00 am - For a day at least, we got to see them as people. Between the fiscal cliff brinkmanship and the Hurricane Sandy throat clearing, we got a glimpse Thursday of congressmen...