Editorials
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Saturday SoapboxJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A second chance: Like many of us, perhaps you weren't ready when Flag Day came around June 14. There's still time before the Fourth of July to replace a tired, worn symb...
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Democrats, unions must share painJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - For the past month, we have heard the very real cries of people in need and of those who are working hard and giving of themselves every day to help those in need. We al...
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An obvious place to begin cuttingJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - There may be no better object lesson on the state's fitful search for a balanced budget than in a scenario that played out in Cook County. The Cook County Board last ye...
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Let's hope signs of confidence just a startJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Nothing begets confidence like confidence. We've been in a collective clench for so long as businesses enormous and small have gone bankrupt or closed, jobs have been st...
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Local governments need reform, tooJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Buffeted for months by allegations of corruption dictating how business is done by our state government, we in Illinois at least have begun to grimly hope that we've hea...
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Get the word out about safe havensJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The outcome could have been much worse. What if Wheaton resident Joe Logan wasn't home? What if the weather was worse? What if the newborn hadn't made a noise, alerting ...
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Two inspiring examples of changeJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - There's that saying, "With age comes wisdom." Sometimes, though, wisdom has more impact when it comes from an unexpected source. Today, Staff Writer Kerry Lester bring...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A record of success: Congratulations to Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, in Newsweek's top 200 schools for five years running. Special place, special name: Napervi...
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Time for officials' summer schoolingJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear local legislators: What have you done with your summer break so far? Yes, ours has been dreary too, but it's not just the weather or our mediocre baseball teams tha...
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Consider climate bill despite costsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Most of us like the idea of being green no matter where we stand on the global warming debate. More of us carry reusable grocery bags, drive hybrid cars, recycle our tra...