Editorials
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A message about white-collar greedJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Bernard Madoff clearly will never live long enough to see the end of the 150-year prison sentence he received Monday for swindling thousands of people out of tens of bil...
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A promise kept helps other victimsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Strength, hope and power. These are words Harper College students used to empower themselves in the fight against sexual violence. They also are words that can be used t...
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The budget crisis few want to solveJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois begins a new budget year Wednesday, and it appears one thing will be missing: A new budget. How the budget debate will be resolved, no one knows. When it will b...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Enjoy summer in the suburbs: We have nothing against the Taste of Chicago or Summerfest in Milwaukee. They're fabulous events. But you're missing something if you don't ...
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Time to regroup in Hanover ParkJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - It remains fairly early in the tenure of the new village president and board in Hanover Park. And so this may be a good time to suggest that the elected officials, burea...
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Sensible outcome in recent book flapJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Since long before Gutenberg started cranking his first press, books have been viewed as both essential and dangerous. They broaden horizons, incite thought, teach us and...
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Obama is an example in smoking fightJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama did something important this week when he signed the nation's toughest tobacco legislation in half a century. Now, it's time to do something else just as...
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Be proactive against pesky mosquitoesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Two sure signs of summer are expected to surface this week - one welcome, one not so. Meteorologists say the warmer weather we've been craving after what seemed to be a ...
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Divisive language hinders public debateJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - People sing a familiar refrain when fighting development around the suburbs. Traffic. Noise. Parking problems. Property values. These affect how we live, quality of lif...
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A day to honor all committed dadsJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama could have been talking about suburban dads Bob McDonough, Bipinchandra Patel or Jack Devron when he spoke of the importance of fatherhood in America. "T...