Editorials
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A call for an end to leaf burningNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - At a time when no one can smoke a cigarette in any public building or within 15 feet of its entrance, how is it that those of us living in some suburban areas still can ...
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Get vaccine to those who need it mostNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The statistics are not good. As reported in Sunday's Daily Herald, a Harvard University poll found two-thirds of America ns who tried to get the H1N1 flu vaccine were un...
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Minding our mannersNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Growing concern about incivility is one of America's more appealing trends. Increasingly, individuals and institutions are seeking ways to burnish the Golden Rule. The c...
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The disparate imposition of the death sentenceNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Sixteen killers await execution on Illinois' death row. Brian Dugan, the brutal nightmare who savaged 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville among several others, is...
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Saturday SoapboxNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Big Loser no more: Among the 800 runners and walkers in the sixth annual Cantigny 5K race in Wheaton was Julio Gomez, a contestant on this season's "The Biggest Loser" ...
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We all just got stuck with a fare hikeNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Sure, it almost sounds good at first blush. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn managed to get nearly two days of positive-sounding headlines about it. "Fare hikes averted." Cert...
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Use the tools to ensure victims' safetyNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Thousands of Illinoisans live in fear that someone they know may try to harm them. All told, more than 27,000 active orders of protection are on the books. Problem is, a...
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Still more work needed at youth prisonNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - OK, this is a start. But barely. As reported by Daily Herald Senior State Government Editor John Patterson Tuesday, the state has spent $71,699 to replace bunk beds at t...
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Money tight? Let's go to Disney WorldNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - One in 10 Americans is out of work. Twenty-five percent more people are bankrupt compared to last year. Foreclosures rose 18 percent in the last three months in the Chic...
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Wheaton should seize this opportunityNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The debate over the future of the Wheaton Grand, the 1920s movie palace with a pricey redevelopment plan, is a familiar one. There's the opportunity argument, the chanc...