Editorials
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Quinn makes clear he's no reformerMay 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Mark it down and commit it to memory. Thursday, May 28, 2009 is the day Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn went before a Senate committee and testified to all Illinoisans that he...
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Saturday SoapboxMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - They don't get it: The need for a fresh start and less acrimony on the Island Lake village board is apparently lost on its members. The first meeting with the new board ...
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Getting serious about opennessMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The process wasn't pretty and some important improvements remain to be dealt with, but the Freedom of Information legislation that made it through the legislature this w...
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Better education could limit crashesMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Just as sure as the leaves return to the trees each spring, disaster will befall a motorcyclist on a weekend run. Whether it's a biker who is rusty or inexperienced or a...
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Are we going to take this disrespect?May 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Don't get us wrong. There is a lot our legislators have done this year for which we are grateful. Removing former Gov. Rod Blagojevich tops the list. But there also is a...
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Be cautious about national testingMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - When Johnny brings home that report card, it represents standards carefully set by a consensus of educators from his school district and state officials. Illinois now is...
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Flight 191 victims deserve a markerMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - To many longtime residents of the suburbs, especially those living closest to O'Hare International Airport, the memories of what happened 30 years ago today still haunt....
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Run background checks on all gun salesMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - After a tragedy like the one at Virginia Tech in 2007, we ask ourselves why it happened and whether we could have prevented it. On that day, a mentally disturbed studen...
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Saturday SoapboxMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A message for all school boards: Surely, school boards are paying attention to the Illinois Supreme Court ruling that tells Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 to mak...
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More secrecy and clout? No, stop it nowMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - While your elected state officials were busy this week increasing several taxes and fees and expanding gambling, there were other moves under way that need your attentio...