Editorials
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The case for a drivers’ phone banDec 30, 2011 4:00 am - By now, it’s hard to argue against the consensus that driving while distracted is dangerous — so dangerous that Illinois bans drivers texting, phoning in a construction ...
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Driving distractions come in all formsDec 29, 2011 4:00 am - This week, our series of distracted driving editorials has focused on texting and cellphone use. But distractions come in all forms. The advances in technology have led ...
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Keep teen driver law a work in progressDec 28, 2011 4:00 am - Four years ago, lawmakers toughened requirements for high school students to get a driver’s license. The graduated driver licensing, or GDL, program has since contribute...
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Time to quit phoning and just driveDec 27, 2011 4:00 am - About to head out to return some gifts? Or run errands? Or head back over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house? Why not do all that driving with one ha...
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Time for serious talk on cells and safetyDec 26, 2011 4:00 am - In case the message hasn’t been getting through — and standing on a mountain of data showing that it hasn’t — the National Transportation Safety Board struck a blow this...
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The special magic of Christmas DayDec 25, 2011 4:00 am - To those of us who celebrate Christmas, there is something about waking up this morning that is different from every other morning of the year. As Norman Vincent Peale s...
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Happy holidays from us at the Daily HeraldDec 24, 2011 4:00 am - Ÿ In this holiday season, may we all pause to appreciate, to share, and to be inspired. — Robert Paddock Jr., executive vice president, vice chairman Ÿ Wishing you a fo...
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Stories that show the good in all of usDec 22, 2011 11:00 pm - There is a special place in the afterlife for people who steal from charities. And it should be even more uncomfortably toasty for those who steal Christmas presents for...
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Government by brinkmanship failing the nationDec 22, 2011 4:05 am - Ladies and gentleman, this is what special-interest revolution in American politics looks like. How do you like it so far? It has twice taken the nation to the very brin...
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As MHS learns, convenience counts in openness tooDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Would you travel four hours and 250 miles to attend a school board meeting? The sad truth is most residents won’t drive even a few miles to hear critical discussions abo...