Editorials
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Editorial: We can still narrow school gender gapSep 14, 2012 4:27 am - It’s nice to think that we’ve come a long way, baby, since the turbulent 1960s and ‘70s, when the women’s liberation movement was burning at its brightest. In many ways ...
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Editorial: Emanuel must try harder with suburbsSep 13, 2012 7:37 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his city administration are a little busy this week dealing with a teacher’s strike, as we noted Wednesday. So, that could be the reason t...
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Editorial: Blending realism, cooperation to tell teachers’ storySep 12, 2012 10:25 am - The problem with the Chicago Teachers Union strike isn’t entirely a matter of its timing, but its timing serves to emphasize a wealth of other issues that may have more ...
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Editorial: Board member complaint demands answersSep 11, 2012 5:00 am - For several years, Grayslake Elementary District 46 school board member Michael Carbone has fancied himself as a government watchdog. He has called out colleagues and ad...
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Editorial: A wish for compromising political leadershipSep 10, 2012 5:00 am - The conventions are over. It’s now an eight-week sprint to General Election Day. Already, the mailers are landing in our boxes, the ads are airing and the robocallers ar...
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Editorial: A good voter also brings objectivity to an electionSep 09, 2012 5:00 am - The major national party conventions have concluded, and that’s a benchmark of sorts for the election campaigns to kick into high gear. If you haven’t heard from candida...
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The SoapboxSep 08, 2012 5:00 am - Make a decision: Some may feel the late Bill Mueller was irreplaceable, but surely the Lombard village board can do better than this. After rejecting nominations of four...
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Editorial: Time is short for candidates, votersSep 07, 2012 9:21 am - Bill Clinton convinced American voters 20 years ago that it was the economy, stupid. That’s what mattered and that’s why he got elected to his first term. This week, he ...
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Editorial: Mr. President, tell us why we should believeSep 06, 2012 9:07 am - When Barack Obama steps to the microphone tonight in Charlotte, N.C., to accept the Democratic Party nomination for president for the second time, it will be a momentous...
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Editorial: Mr. President, tell us why we should believeSep 06, 2012 5:00 am - When Barack Obama steps to the microphone tonight in Charlotte, N.C., to accept the Democratic Party nomination for president for the second time, it will be a momentous...