Editorials
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Saturday SoapboxMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a start: Elgin will play host to the national team handball tournament this month with the hope of making the City by the River the hotbed of activity for USA Team ...
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It's time to call for the change Illinois needsApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - It's time to hit the alarm button here. As of today, there is one month left until the Illinois Legislature's scheduled adjournment. And there are few signs to suggest o...
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Transparency important in courtApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - In a day when President Obama releases once-secret documents pertaining to harsh U.S. interrogation techniques and DuPage County government makes the payment of every bi...
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Take precautions but don't panicApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Concern. Not alarm. The important distinction was emphasized by President Obama as he addressed the fears mounting over the weekend regarding an outbreak of swine flu th...
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Prayers for Taylor - and all sick kidsApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The news must have hit Taylor Radtke's family like a body blow from a heavyweight fighter - the tumor is back. Eighteen months after a tumor originally considered inoper...
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No salary increase for state legislatorsApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The move may have been a political ploy by Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives. But it worked. And, for that, Democrats should be embarrassed. The botto...
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The last days of the war with O'HareApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - After four decades of warring over the expansion of O'Hare International Airport, it is hard to imagine that the battles that pitted suburbs against Chicago - and later ...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Generation next: If you want to feel good about the next generation, then go to the Web and visit the "Palatine's Promise" page for Palatine High School. Students produc...
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A better way to watch our tax moneyApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - It's called "pay-to-play" because there are two sides to the equation. Last week in this space, we called for a public push for campaign contribution limits. That's one ...
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Free lunch? Not on taxpayers' dime, pleaseApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether we live in Arlington Heights, Algonquin or Antioch, it seems we hear of more layoffs, job losses, pay cuts and closures almost every day. From Schaumburg to Roun...