Editorials
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Hero's journey should inspire usOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - By any Webster's definition, Jason Caudle is a hero: A protector, a person of great strength, courage and resolve, someone with noble aims. And he's only getting started...
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It's time for an end to self preservationOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Note: This editorial has been altered from its original form to correct some inaccurate information. The next three days represent our final chances this year to fi...
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Law not necessary to keep sky darkOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Barrington Hills' effort to become certified as only the third Dark Sky Community in the nation is certainly intriguing. Who wouldn't want to rid the night sky over thei...
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Volunteers needed now more than everOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The survey released in late August was sobering for agencies that depend on volunteers. The National Conference on Citizenship reported that most Americans were cutting ...
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Municipalities need pension reliefOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - We are not, as readers of this space know, advocates of credit-card government. We worry greatly about the hugely deepening national debt, and we believe a major part of...
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Saturday SoapboxOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Barb's all that: This ought to set the bar higher in the Best Landlord contest. Barbara Thomas learns that James Love, the man who is renting her Sleepy Hollow house, ha...
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We need some examples of courageOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Yes, another week has slipped by with no progress on limiting the campaign donations legislative leaders and parties can give to candidates. We have one week left to ach...
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Those who need vaccine first, go firstOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Simple economics tells us when supply is down, the price goes up. The toughest price to meet for an H1N1 vaccine may be all the patience one can muster. With the swine f...
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Action needed now at youth prisonOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Something has to be done about the juvenile prison in St. Charles. That much is clear. Precisely what is a little less certain, but there can be no doubt that nothing be...
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A fair approach to red-light camerasOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - With red-light cameras all over the suburbs these days, why do some major intersections lack these sentinels of electronic enforcement? In some DuPage County cases, it's...