Editorials
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Sgt. Miller and the Medal of HonorOct 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It is impossible to know what thoughts ran through Robert Miller's mind during his life's final moments on a dark and snow-covered valley of Gowardesh, Afghanistan, almo...
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Smile for the camera proposalOct 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Smile for the camera proposal: Some communities are looking for ways to make red-light cameras more palatable to the public. That's no easy task. But Kane County's propo...
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Cuts still a priority in local spendingSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - At a time in Illinois when politicians everywhere seem to turn us off and tune us out, a rare, refreshing thing happened this week. Trustees in Schaumburg fulfilled two ...
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Cut the special privileges for officialsSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - In a recession, the domino effect of nonpayments is unrestrained. People with lost income can't buy, which hurts people who sell, which hurts people who manufacture. And...
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Keeping heat on suburban drugs, gangsSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Long gone are the days when people thought the suburbs did not need to worry about problems of gangs and drugs. Instead, the denial tends now to have grown more specific...
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Moratorium is not the final answerSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago this month we urged the governor and legislature to end the death penalty moratorium and make a decision once and for all whether Illinois would ever again...
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State, lottery contractor have job aheadSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - In government, it may be that nothing removes the smell of an ugly insider deal like a billion-plus dollars, and in that context, Northstar Lottery Group and the Illinoi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Gator aidSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Gator aid: We shouldn't have to point out that alligators make extremely bad (not to mention illegal) pets. So we'll focus on these lessons, courtesy of Chewy, Bu...
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Quinn should nix this terrible dealSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - It's certainly true too many Illinoisans are unemployed. And we wouldn't wish that problem on anyone, including state employees, many of whom do good and critical work. ...
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Choose your posts carefullySep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - In the space of a few short years, the world of social networking has changed the way many of us communicate, spend our time and form our opinions. It has loosened our t...