Editorials
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Editorial: Health clinic proposal needs open discussionSep 25, 2012 5:00 am - It’s not unusual for new ideas to be pumped up and criticized even before important details fall into place. It happens all the time. And such is the case with a proposa...
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Editorial: No reason for $3 million-plus in county stipendsSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - First came news that scores of assessors around the state frequently have been qualifying for $3,000 annual stipends. Now, Daily Herald Suburban Tax Watchdog Jake Griffi...
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Editorial: Looking for confidence in tollway contractSep 23, 2012 5:00 am - It is generally considered a bad thing for the right hand not to know what the left is doing. For a new consultant contract, however, the Illinois Tollway says it’s the ...
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The SoapboxSep 22, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you, Mayor: A park district commissioner. Then, a village trustee and village president. Thirty-four years of public service Arlene Mulder has given to Arlington H...
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Editorial: Whooping cough trend goes the wrong waySep 21, 2012 9:03 am - Back-to-school season seems to coincide with back-to-cold-and-flu season. It doesn’t take long for sniffles and coughs to be heard in classrooms where airborne bacteria ...
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Little protection from robocall scamsSep 20, 2012 10:23 am - Rachel is a robot. You can hang up on her. In fact, that’s the best option, even though it’s hard to resist punching zero to try to yell at a live person. Robocalls _ th...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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Editorial: RTA needs to be fair to Metra, PaceSep 18, 2012 5:00 am - The tricky world of transportation funding in the Chicago area hit a snag last week. There is time for compromise and we urge the Chicago representatives on the Regional...
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Editorial: Assessor stipend program fails to make senseSep 17, 2012 11:57 am - Pop quiz: Did you get a $3,000 stipend last year for doing your job as expected? If you got any kind of bonus or stipend, could you put it toward sweetening your pension...
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Editorial: Embracing blessedly imperfect freedomSep 17, 2012 8:28 am - We live in a country that is not perfect, and perhaps because of human nature, those of us who live here tend to preoccupy ourselves with those imperfections. That preo...