Editorials
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Free rides for seniors must end nowFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois House members are now on record when it comes to free public transportation rides for seniors. The question is how should voters look at that record? We believe...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Signs of life: Stories this week about new developers signing on to take over defunct housing developments at key locations in the center of Arlington Heights and Hanov...
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Officials, please prove the fix isn't inFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - A law that takes effect next year will limit how much individuals, groups and political action committees can give to candidates in Illinois. Its huge flaw, however, is ...
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Take control of your credit situationFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - As Congress debates whether a stand-alone consumer protection agency is needed as part of a financial reform package, it's clear that consumers need to do their own home...
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No heroism in public act of murderFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - About some things, there should be no debate. Scott Roeder killed an abortion doctor in ruthless cold blood and he's going to prison where he belongs, characterized as w...
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Time to reconsider school mandatesFeb 22, 2010 10:00 pm - A recent outcry from educators has made "mandates" almost a dirty word. The truth is, some of the state and federal school requirements are worthwhile, and some are obtu...
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Million meal event rewarding experienceFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Rick McNary started his Kansas-based international care organization named Numana eight years ago after meeting a 5-year-old Nicaraguan girl who was starving to death. S...
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A lesson worth learning and teachingFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - If you're looking for a way to illustrate how drinking and driving ruins lives, the unfortunate truth is that there is no shortage of examples. Last week's news of the ...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - He's golden: Less-than-gracious Evgeni Plushenko dissed Evan Lysacek's gold-medal performance when he said, "Now it's not men's figure skating, now it's dancing."...
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An abuse of power that must not go uncheckedFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Democratic Senate President John Cullerton said the Illinois Senate convening in private Wednesday to discuss the state's record $13 billion debt was "no big deal." As y...