Editorials
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Fed up with graft? You're obligated to weigh inMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Were you disgusted when you heard a truck driver with an illegal Illinois license contributed to the fiery death of six children? Were you fed up when you heard Rod Blag...
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How to contact your lawmakersMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Leaders Rep. Michael Madigan House speaker, 22nd District Springfield office: (217) 782-5350 Chicago office: (773) 581-8000 E-mail: mmadigan@hds.ilga.gov Fax (preferre...
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Kids know what makes a perfect momMay 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Through the eyes of her three children, Dr. Maureen Fearon is a magical multitasker, a master of medicine and motherhood. And while Fearon, of Naperville, clearly excel...
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Saturday SoapboxMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Not the right time: It's always important to show your best employees that you love them, but what Elgin Community College officials did for President David Sam this wee...
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Civil unions, now, in IllinoisMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - When proponents of a series of state government reform measures talked to the Daily Herald Editorial Board, they reacted strongly to political conventional wisdom that t...
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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Cook action sends message on taxesMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It may prove to be more symbol than substance, but a very attention-getting symbol it is. On Tuesday, the Cook County Board, all too often a body that merely shifts to t...
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Don't __________ and driveMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A car accident Saturday near Lake Zurich, in which a driver struck and killed a motorcyclist who had stopped at a yellow light, has grabbed a lot of attention - because ...
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Schools are appropriately cautiousMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Many suburban students will be getting extra days off this week as a result of swine flu precautions. As Daily Herald staff writers Matt Arado and Robert McCoppin report...
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Driscoll teaches a lesson for hard timesMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The financial realities of this economic downturn hit home with two big news stories this week: the closure of Driscoll Catholic High School and the forecast that the nu...