Editorials
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Editorial: Conventional challenges for us allAug 27, 2012 5:00 am - The major political parties begin their national conventions today, continuing them over the next two weeks. Polls show most of us already have decided how we’ll vote. M...
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Editorial: Failed leadership at Antioch Rescue SquadAug 26, 2012 5:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health pulled no punches recently when it sent a scathing letter to the Antioch Rescue Squad with the informal findings of its investig...
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The SoapboxAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t sign that bill: Gov. Pat Quinn has one week to decide whether to expand gambling by adding five new casinos and slots at racetracks, including Arlington Park. Whil...
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Editorial: Wildlife refuge will be boon for ’burbsAug 24, 2012 5:00 am - After the Black Hawk War, in the early 1830s when white settlers pushed into the Fox River Valley, they encountered a rolling landscape carved by a glacier. The area was...
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Editorial: Even small projects merit breaks, if ...Aug 23, 2012 6:23 am - The village of Fox Lake recently approved $150,000 in tax incentives for a Thornton’s gas station. Buffalo Grove is looking at tax incentives for a Fresh Farms grocery m...
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Editorial: Congress needs to OK Thomson prison sale to fedsAug 22, 2012 9:22 am - In this ultra-divisive era of national politics, we have applauded those occasions when our Illinois delegation in Congress has banded together to work for the common go...
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Editorial: What the emerald ash borer teaches usAug 21, 2012 10:23 am - The term “leafy suburb” is used often enough that it’s become cliché. We love our trees, paying a premium for homes that have large ones, anchoring swings and treehouse...
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Editorial: Cutting the clatter on two entitlementsAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - Medicare and Social Security are more like cousins than twins, but together the programs are forming one of the chief topics of conversation for the coming election camp...
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Editorial: Dysfunction in bargaining relationship caused pension crisisAug 19, 2012 12:35 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn and legislators met in special session Friday to try to arrive at a solution to the shortfall in funding pensions for teachers and state government employ...
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The SoapboxAug 18, 2012 6:00 am - Going the extra mile: Teachers at Anne Fox Elementary School in Hanover Park know family involvement is important to students' success, and they went out of their way th...