Editorials
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A groundbreaking school allianceOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - It is an idea that makes so much sense that it doesn't seem possible that it could be groundbreaking. The wonder is that it is news at all. The wonder is that it hasn't ...
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Focus on political systems in election decisionsOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - It's time now to get serious about the problems affecting our state and nation. Really serious. In February, Illinoisans went to the polls to determine who would represe...
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Soapbox: Better to be lucky than goodOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - “I'd rather be lucky than good is a great mantra for golfers and, now too, for some private pilots. How else do you explain how a Naperville couple escaped death Wednesd...
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Look at how can we help urban poorOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - After a decade of downturn, and for the past three years the worst recession since the Great Depression, the news about skyrocketing suburban poverty this week shouldn't...
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Steer clear of counterfeit goodsOct 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Precious few among us can afford to buy a Gucci bag. Or a Rolex watch. But many of us still wear and carry them well, a convincing facsimile either knowing they're fak...
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Optimism for new Lovell CenterOct 05, 2010 1:00 am - The federal government is a frequent target for criticism for being wasteful and inefficient, and with good reason. With no shortage of examples of expensive toilet seat...
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The merger of reality, accountabilityOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - By the government's own reckoning, Elgin area schools are getting better fast. But by that same reckoning, most of them are still failures. The dichotomy must surely lea...
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Optimism for new Lovell CenterOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The federal government is a frequent target for criticism for being wasteful and inefficient, and with good reason. With no shortage of examples of expensive toilet seat...
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On the path to meaningful education reformOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - It's report card day in Illinois. But this report card isn't for children, it's for our state's parents, educators and policy makers on both sides of the aisle. The Stat...
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Back to drawing board for ComEdOct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - ComEd says it is still weighing whether to appeal to the state Supreme Court after an appellate court Friday struck down the utility's plans for a $396 million rate incr...