Editorials
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Stop the scaring, start solving pension crisisOct 31, 2011 5:00 am - The scare tactics being employed on both sides of the pension debate in Illinois are frighteningly effective. There’s the TV ad by business and civic groups that has an ...
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Sharing information key to safer schoolsOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - On the surface, it appears Illinois school districts are doing what they should when it comes to cooperation between administrators and local police agencies. After all,...
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The SoapboxOct 29, 2011 5:00 am - Bad moves, good move: Gov. Pat Quinn made a calculated political move in removing from the tollway board the one outspoken critic of spending, former Waukegan Mayor Bil...
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Teen alternatives to jail good for allOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - It’s not every day that a state legislature working to trim the budget could be making life much better for those on whom we traditionally have spent a lot of money. But...
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This private hiring is good public policyOct 27, 2011 5:00 am - For decades, Lake County has provided a publicly run nursing home for elderly and ill residents who couldn’t afford long-term health care. Winchester House has operated ...
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Calm deliberation can bring a solution on SearsOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - The mantra that should be coming out of Springfield this week and next related to a proposal for tax breaks for Sears Holdings Corp. is a simple one: Cooler heads. It s...
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Regulate, yes, but get ‘smart grid’ goingOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - More frequent reviews of electric rates. A better system for monitoring and providing electricity. Most of the parties involved would agree that the argument over utilit...
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Study alternatives to youth prisonsOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - A new study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests that imprisoning juveniles is ineffective, harmful and costly. It comes at a time when Gov. Pat Quinn is battling ...
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A chorus of voices against Deadbeat IllinoisOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - For the past week, newspapers around Illinois have published the results of a unique joint investigation. “Deadbeat Illinois” has disclosed, with shocking detail, the de...
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The controls on doorstep solicitationOct 21, 2011 5:00 am - If you don’t want strangers coming to your door with a product or an idea to sell, should you be able to stop them? What about those who simply distribute a leaflet or p...