Editorials
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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Bryan Anderson and the open doorNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - We hope you had a chance last week to read the latest story about Iraq War veteran Bryan Anderson of Rolling Meadows. It’s not the first time we have written about Ander...
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Winfield village board needs to act with decorumNov 08, 2011 4:00 am - We live in a time of incivility — from anonymous postings on the Internet to the daily partisan screeching on talk cable TV. So the fact that incivility should be infect...
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Cary schools lead in ending pension perkNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Most school officials, union members and elected officials in Springfield, Chicago and around the state probably don’t know much about Cary Elementary District 26. They ...
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Public deserves Grayslake school board member’s resignationNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - We generally don’t think of school board members or those running for the school board as politicians. And certainly, many may not be masters of every nuance of election...
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The SoapboxNov 05, 2011 5:00 am - Leading by example: Avon Township residents watching their budgets got some tax help from Supervisor Sam Yingling and five political allies who recently presented a chec...
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Good leaders know their prioritiesNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - When public funds are short, some things have to slide a bit. A bumpy road might wait for repairs, an older vehicle is allowed to limp along for another year, even a ret...
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Bad time to dump tollway criticNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - “Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” The quote is attributed to Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi, and the philosophy makes sense: Defending a proposal ag...
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Put meaning back in measurement of schoolsNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - Across Illinois, 80 percent of all school districts are said to be “failing” to meet basic standards in reading, math and science. In Northwest Cook County, every single...
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Motorcycles have no child safety seatsNov 01, 2011 5:00 am - For years, there’s been a debate in Illinois about whether motorcyclists should be required to wear helmets. The state is one of only three in the nation without a helme...