Editorials
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Editorial: Planning, training to keep our kids safeJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - The scene was all too real. Yellow police tape marked off the Gifford Street High School parking lot while Elgin’s SWAT team armed with rifles waited for their signal to...
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Editorial: Scrutiny needed in wake of train tragedyJul 26, 2012 5:00 am - A sun-kink. The average person probably has never heard that term before. And yet, it's one we all should become more aware of in the wake of a train derailment and subs...
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Editorial: Penn State and the responsibility gapJul 25, 2012 5:00 am - It would not be accurate to say that the victims of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse have been forgotten in all the furor over the sanctions imposed on Penn State. Those vi...
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Help police find Gabby’s killerJul 24, 2012 5:00 am - The tragic death of 18-year-old Gabriella Drozdz a year ago in Lake Zurich is still very raw and painful for her family and the community. That’s in large part because s...
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Editorial: Restrict public pensions to retireesJul 23, 2012 5:56 am - What a sweet deal. If you can get it. Daily Herald Staff Writer Jake Griffin reported last week that longtime Addison Police Chief Timothy Hayden is retiring. The mayor ...
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Editorial: Murder in a Colorado movie theaterJul 21, 2012 6:00 am - What are the lessons of horror? What are we to take away from an episode of senseless violence, an instance of inexplicable random killing and terror? A crowded theater ...
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The SoapboxJul 21, 2012 5:30 am - Tribute to Jeanine: Jeanine Nicarico is back in the news, but this time for a reason that will offer hope to abused children. A new DuPage County Children’s Advocacy Cen...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...
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Editorial: A precaution about pets during the dog daysJul 18, 2012 5:00 am - While out running errands, you’ve probably seen a dog or cat locked in a car waiting for its owner to return. If it was a warm, sunny day, maybe you were concerned. If t...
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Editorial: The hidden victims of heroin abuseJul 17, 2012 5:00 am - For more than a decade we have chronicled the surge of heroin use in the suburbs by our youth and the tragic stories of suburban kids caught up in the scourge. We’ve tal...