Editorials
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The SoapboxDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Winter’s onset: Want some good news about the onset of winter? OK. Just a minute. It’s coming. Uh ... Less than an inch ... . . . of snow. And the fifth-latest time in ...
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ComEd’s growing responsibility, accountabilityDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - In the wake of ComEd’s presentation to Buffalo Grove village trustees this week about plans to improve service, the ring of one comment in particular just won’t go away....
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Study all variables to determine length of school dayDec 08, 2011 4:00 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing to add 90 minutes of classroom time per day in Chicago Public Schools to boost student performance. CPS lags behind most big-city school di...
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Blagojevich sentence has message for all politiciansDec 07, 2011 7:00 am - Will we at last be able to put the Blagojevich corruption scandal behind us with his sentencing today? We can hope. But, alas, experience teaches us the limits of hope. ...
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Time to click our heels for Cubs Hall of Famer Ron SantoDec 06, 2011 4:00 am - Daily Herald sports columnist Barry Rozner had it right last week when he wrote, “Hard to imagine someone who accomplished as much as (Ron) Santo did in baseball, busine...
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Parents: Choose shots for childrenDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - Increasing numbers of parents are choosing not to submit their children to required vaccinations in Illinois and elsewhere, The Associated Press reported last week. We f...
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Leave room on your gift list for needyDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - The just-completed holiday shopping trilogy of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday signals the season of giving — and buying — is in full swing. And, ...
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The Saturday SoapboxDec 03, 2011 4:00 am - The big brrrrr: Another voice of doom this week about the Midwest's predicted bad winter? It's AccuWeather's latest long-term forecast, saying the Chicago area will ...
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Woeful inaction on Sears dealDec 02, 2011 4:00 am - It’s a scary thing, in this economy, not to know whether your employer is sticking around or pulling up stakes for a move to another state. Thousands of suburban familie...
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Lessons of high-tech traffic enforcementDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - On Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk sits legislation that, if signed, will allow Chicago to install speed-enforcement cameras in school and park zones. The city won General Assembl...