Editorials
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Editorial: Kudos to soldiers fighting the drugs scourgeAug 06, 2012 10:29 am - Back when we started documenting the suburbs’ drug crisis in 2001, we called it “The Hidden Scourge” for a few reasons. No one yet had uncovered the extent to which hero...
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Editorial: Quinn’s move to ban assault weaponsAug 05, 2012 5:00 am - One of the challenges in sifting through gun-control debates is the Fun with Numbers both sides play. Suggest a gun-control idea and within minutes, proponents and oppon...
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Editorial: Urgency, plus plan, needed on pensionsAug 03, 2012 5:00 am - It’s hard not to like Gov. Pat Quinn’s sense of urgency in calling a special legislative session for Aug. 17 to deal with teacher and state-employee pensions, but the ef...
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Editorial: Cold War artifact tells a chilling storyAug 02, 2012 9:06 am - Brett Blomberg’s mission in Vernon Hills doesn’t quite equate to pounding swords into plowshares, but it sure has a lot to say about the rumors of war. It’s a story wort...
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Editorial: In brutal summer, recommit to water safetyAug 01, 2012 5:00 am - It’s becoming almost routine this summer to hear about tragedies on Chicago-area waterways, and the death of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy near Lake Villa last weekend ...
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Editorial: The separation of business, politicsJul 31, 2012 4:00 pm - We took a stand a few weeks ago in support of same-sex marriage. As a newspaper, we felt it important to speak out on one of the major social issues of the day and urge ...
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Editorial: The separation of business, politicsJul 31, 2012 8:22 am - We took a stand a few weeks ago in support of same-sex marriage. As a newspaper, we felt it important to speak out on one of the major social issues of the day and urge ...
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Editorial: Celebrating our towns as transit leadersJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - It may seem predictable that communities of “bedroom” status for many decades would have a particular appreciation for public transportation, but all one needs to do is ...
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Editorial: Quinn bows to another Emanuel raid on the suburbsJul 29, 2012 8:49 am - A little more than a year after the state of Illinois agreed to $110 million in incentives to keep Motorola Mobility Inc. in Libertyville, the news broke Thursday that t...
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The SoapboxJul 28, 2012 5:00 am - Help for the rescuers Weather extremes hit suburban wildlife hard, and rehabilitation centers are inundated with young or injured birds, squirrels and other animals that...