Editorials
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Facing the child support dilemmaNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - It is hardly a surprise to find that suburban parents who owe child support have fallen further behind over the past decade. Delinquent child support has long been a cha...
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Incumbents’ attendance deserves voter attentionNov 29, 2011 4:00 am - Filing began this week for candidates planning to seek county and legislative offices, and as we said Sunday, it’s time for voters to start paying attention if they have...
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The red-ink elephant under the domeNov 28, 2011 4:40 am - State legislators reconvene Tuesday in the Capitol in an extension of the fall session created to cut deals to keep Sears and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange based in Il...
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Editorial: As voters, we need to take our jobs seriouslyNov 27, 2011 4:00 am - In Illinois, the 2012 elections officially get under way this week. Candidates may begin filing petitions for most county, state and national offices on Monday. There is...
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The Soapbox: Congressional candidate Christmas in Springfield?Nov 26, 2011 4:00 am - We know not everyone in Illinois celebrates Christmas, and we understand the difficulty of squeezing in congressional candidates’ election filing dates, which have been ...
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Editorial: A salute to ESO and suburban arts that inspire and lift spiritsNov 25, 2011 3:00 am - The suburbs are not as homogeneous as city dwellers would have you believe. You’ll find many have a strong identity of their own that people drive for miles to experienc...
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Editorial: Remembering how much there is to give thanks forNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Imagine a world in which Republicans and Democrats work together for the common good, in which government programs actually serve people in need, in which neighbors help...
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Editorial: Legislature should judge Sears deal on its own meritNov 23, 2011 4:00 am - After months at odds, representatives of Sears Holdings, Community Unit District 300 and Hoffman Estates sat down in an office at the state Capitol in Springfield last w...
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Editorial: Treasurer Rutherford steps too close to the lineNov 22, 2011 4:00 am - Coincidence, says Merriam-Webster, is the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection. According to state Treasurer Da...
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Fight against heroin involves us allNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul doesn’t worry much about whether heroin is legal because he’s not interested in it and he doesn’t know anyone who is. He shoul...