Editorials
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Don't let this redistricting idea die without a debateAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - There's an idea floating around the Illinois Capitol that aims to empower the people, legitimately reform the way we choose our representatives and create competition in...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Game over: He wanted to be governor. He wanted to be attorney general. The only thing DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett doesn't want to be is Lisa Madigan's op...
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Give us all freedom of informationAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Gov. Patrick Quinn: More than 40 days ago, state legislators sent you a bill that would dramatically improve citizens' ability to access critical information from t...
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Free year of college is a pipe dreamAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Mike Boland could benefit from taking a couple community college finance courses. Only then, with a ledger sheet before him, might the state representative from East Mol...
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Object lessons in elusive justiceAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Two terrible legal cases. One, at last, now just awaiting its postscript. The second about to enter what could be its long-, long-awaited final chapter. Both with a sob...
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Use common sense behind the wheelAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - There's no shortage of bad behavior on the road, and most of it can be corrected with a little common sense. For instance, wouldn't it make sense to give extra room to a...
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When pride becomes prejudiceAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama accomplished what he set out to do when he hosted Cambridge Sgt. James Crowley and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. at the White House for ...
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Entire U of I board should resignAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Students return to the University of Illinois in a few short weeks, eager and anxious to take advantage of the state's higher education crown jewel. But the summer has n...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - And the calendar turns to Aug. 1: Summer, you can arrive any time now. This race puts us on the cycling map: Get out this weekend to take in the Alexian Brothers Tour of...
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Time to draw a map free of politicsJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - After each new census once a decade, lawmakers are required to approve a new map that sets the boundaries of state House, Senate and congressional districts. Where those...