Editorials
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Standard teen driving laws a good ideaJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois is a leader in the nation when it comes to helping teens become better and safer drivers. The secretary of state, the tollway authority, sports celebrities, loc...
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Preckwinkle’s attempt to make Cook County workJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - “In God we trust. All others, bring data.” That quotation is one of the more memorable pieces of advice offered by the late W. Edward Deming, a legendary management cons...
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The SoapboxJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Finally, a single card: We’re certainly on board with Pace, Metra and the CTA in their decision to finally go to a universal fair system — but by 2015? Seems a long time...
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State's ethics math does not computeJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Remember middle-school math? Here's a word problem for us all: If 29 state workers are fined for ethics violations over seven years' time a total of $28,350, how much sh...
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What’s a fair wage for a good teacher?Jul 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, the Daily Herald published the results of a study that staff writer Larissa Chinwah undertook examining the salaries of the 14,217 public school teachers empl...
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With gratitude for persistent policeJul 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Sometimes, you just have to say, ”Thank you, officers, for your persistence.” Daily Herald staff writer Lee Filas told this week about the efforts of police agencies to ...
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What summer festivals bring to our sense of communityJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - This is one of our favorite weekends of the year, and it isn’t just because of the patriotic spirit that comes alive on Independence Day. We unabashedly and unashamedly ...
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Quinn’s final budget cuts difficult, but neededJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - We weren’t happy in February when Gov. Pat Quinn recommended the state spend $1.7 billion more in the fiscal year that started Friday than last year. Included in that pl...
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We must plan for great, gray suburbsJul 01, 2011 3:00 am - Suburbs here and around the nation are graying at a rapid rate, a new report shows. Forty percent of suburban residents are 45 or older, up from 34 percent in the previo...
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The SoapboxJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - Leave it to experts: Yes, you've heard it often, but it's time again for that annual reminder: Leave the fireworks to the experts. They put on a much better show ...