Editorials
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Cook County must restrict spendingMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - To say we are disappointed the Cook County Board failed to override President Todd Stroger's veto of a hiring freeze would be an understatement. Chicago Commissioners Ed...
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Criminal or not, dumping abhorrentMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Afficionados of the television series "Mad Men" are either tickled or revolted by the show's boozy, misogynistic portrayal of workplace mores of the early 1960s. The sho...
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It's time to think safe teen drivingMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - It is the heart of the springtime, that time of year when teenage thoughts are supposed to be turning to a host of romantic pursuits. To prom. To graduation. To the joys...
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Extend monitoring of CN mergerMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Was it an honest mistake? Or a calculated move to minimize the effect of bringing more freight trains on the EJ&E railroad tracks? The true answer may never be known. Bu...
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Saluting excellence in the classroomMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Few would disagree that these are tough times for education in Illinois. Thousands of teachers have been laid off in recent weeks as area school districts trim expenses ...
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The state's priorities confusingMay 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Some good news for a handful of suburban school districts probably left most of us scratching our heads last week. State education leaders made 24 Illinois school super...
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Triage this patient in need of a cureMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - A state audit of a program created by Rod Blagojevich to boost health insurance coverage for children found alarming waste and mismanagement. People were getting benefit...
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Metra investigations must continueMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - We still have so many questions about what happened at Metra. How much money was taken? What systems failed and allowed its longtime leader to reportedly take $100,000 i...
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An open letter on a political speechMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Sarah Palin: Welcome to the suburbs. We're looking forward to your appearances in Rosemont today at a Republican Party fundraiser and, later, at the Rosemont Theatr...
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A critical need to house mentally illMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Chances are you know someone with a serious mental illness. Chances are even greater that someone with a mental illness lives near you. One person in 17 - about 6 percen...