Editorials
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Editorial: Licensing bill would make roads saferDec 03, 2012 4:00 am - Imagine hundreds of thousands of drivers on the state’s roads who have never taken a driver’s test and don’t have driver’s licenses. Or imagine being the victim of a ca...
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Editorial: Help give kids Hope for the HolidaysDec 02, 2012 4:00 am - One of the blessings of Christmas and the winter holidays is the myriad opportunities to do good in this world. Just Saturday, for example, dozens of volunteers turned o...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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Editorial: The case against municipal primariesNov 30, 2012 9:07 am - Here we are, enjoying a postelection breather before new members of Congress and the Illinois legislature are sworn in, and already another voting season is upon us. Jus...
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Editorial: Find an equitable tax on video serviceNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - A proposal in the Illinois House would create the state’s first tax on satellite TV service. The 5 percent tax on each subscription is aimed at raising $75 million per y...
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Election: Consider what our mayors have doneNov 28, 2012 4:00 am - Arlene Mulder will be stepping down next spring as village president of Arlington Heights after a tenure of 2 decades and many more years in public service beyond that. ...
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Editorial: Hazing culture needs to be excisedNov 27, 2012 4:00 am - Maine West High School has a problem. And we urge school officials to deal with it — openly and without equivocation. That’s easier said than done. School officials and ...
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Editorial: The fundamental problems of holding dual officesNov 26, 2012 4:00 am - Although we have differences with some of state Sen. Terry Link’s positions, we decided that his background and leadership merited our endorsement in the election just p...
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Editorial: The politics of circumventing the publicNov 25, 2012 4:00 am - A week ago in this space, we warned against the likelihood that lame-duck legislators may take on such controversial issues as gambling and pension reform before the new...
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The SoapboxNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Daunting task: Jeanne Ives and Stephanie Kifowit announced their resignations from the Wheaton and Aurora city councils following their election to the state legislature...