Editorials
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Saturday SoapboxApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This shouldn't be the end The big Route 53 referendum victory in Lake County will feel a bit hollow if that's the end of it. More than 63,000 voters - nearly 76 percent ...
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Listening is part of productive dialogueApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - We can certainly understand why parents and residents would be upset about a public school hosting remarks by Bill Ayers, a former member of the Weather Underground dome...
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When voters say 'no', it's time to listenApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Just before noon on an Election Day nearly void of voters, a Daily Herald reader posted this comment below our list of endorsements: "Please vote no to all tax referendu...
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Big shoulders make big impressionApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - It's too bad, as one member of Chicago's Olympics bid committee said, that the International Olympic Committee inspection team couldn't have made its visit to Chicago ju...
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Daily Herald endorsement guideApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The following is a complete list of races and referenda endorsed by the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Municipal Addison Trustee (full endorsement) Sylvia Layne Har...
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Courts, police must heed warning signsApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It must be incredibly difficult for a judge, police officer or prosecutor to wade through the acrimonious charges that fly about in many a divorce. And it must be parti...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Leadership in tough times: Kudos to Des Plaines City Manager Jason Bajor, who announced last week he would not accept a pay raise, given the suburb's fiscal constraints ...
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The indictment of another governorApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Go ahead, former Mr. Governor. Tell us to tape you now. Far from the late-night laugh line of recent months, Thursday's sweeping federal indictment sends a somber messag...
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'No' to District 303 referendumApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 is pitching a "no tax increase" referendum to spend $114 million to rebuild or renovate three middle schools and build a b...
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Would you let a baby drink poison?Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - As early as today, Illinois lawmakers will consider a law to protect our vulnerable babies and toddlers from an unseen but pervasive plastic poison. We hope they will ac...