Editorials
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Release minutes of closed meeting nowJun 20, 2010 11:00 pm - This isn't about a landfill or a trustee. The tape recording of the Buffalo Grove Village Board's 35-minute executive session on April 18, 2005, should be safely stored ...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Advanced mathematics: Let's see, the Big Ten will have 12 teams, and the Big 12 will have 10. A few more zzzzzs: New research at the Eastern Virg...
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Taking right way on red-light camerasJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Today, we're pleased to offer a tale with positive lessons and a happy ending. A few weeks ago, Cook County commissioners made it known they were about to usurp the loca...
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Just the facts, candidates, on resumesJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - "We're not talking about truth, we're talking about something that seems like truth - the truth we want to exist." In 2005, humorist Stephen Colbert introduced the word ...
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Paying the real cost of adventureJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The spirit of Charles Lindbergh, the true Spirit of '76, has always been an important aspect of what it means to be an American. But the Abby Sunderland sea rescue raise...
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What we all can do about the oil spillJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - We're sick at the thought of the continuing BP oil disaster threatening beaches, wetland areas and coral reefs many of us have visited and loved and killing wildlife inc...
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The search for independent thoughtJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - In his farewell address from public service on Sept. 17, 1796, George Washington decried at considerable length the rise of partisan party politics. "Let me ... warn you...
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When a loss can be a cultural gainJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - When is $950,000 in losses good news? When it's the reduced figure from $1.2 million in anticipated losses for the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. Hoffman Estates taxpa...
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Soapbox: Bargain hunters and gags gone wrongJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - True bargain hunters: They're not brand new, but the year-old balls now at the Libertyville Golf Learning Center are a vast improvement over the worn-out ones use...
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A Stanley Cup triumph, a celebration of familyJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Stanley Cup champions. Words not heard for nearly 50 years in Chicago. Savor it, Blackhawks fans. Enjoy the ticker-tape parade today, cheering on your hockey heroes whil...