Editorials
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Despite cost, special election is neededFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - We're going to do something today that we wish former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and current Sen. Roland Burris would do: Admit a mistake. Our mistake came on Dec. 12, three d...
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A tougher FOIA will stem corruptionFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Four years after the terror attack of 2001, we published a report examining homeland security spending by state and various local governments. To let readers know how th...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Another gauge of road damage: We have another, nonscientific gauge of how badly winter has hurt suburban roads: Daily Herald editors who are road cyclists. As we await s...
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The real Roland Burris? Please stand upFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Whether Roland Burris is ultimately shown to have lied, deceived or simply failed to be as upfront as we'd have liked, you have to give him one thing: he has moxie. Week...
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Biggest suburban district needs changeFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Much has happened in the suburbs' largest school district in recent weeks. And none of it, thankfully, has had to do with the racial bias lawsuit that has kept the cash ...
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Stimulus spending: Handle with careFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Talk about the audacity of hope. The economic stimulus bill unleashed upon the nation Tuesday by a stroke of President Obama's pen contains much of both - audacity and h...
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Warren our choice for Elgin councilFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - While the big race for three, 4-year seats on the Elgin City Council is barely revving up, the campaign to narrow the field for a single 2-year term during next Tuesday'...
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Why buying local matters even moreFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Where did you go the last time you bought a book? Online, or down the street to a nearby bookstore? How about that camera or other electronic gadget, or the bouquet you...
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Just when Illinois was ready move onFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - What a mess. Does it ever end when it comes to Illinois politics? It's been about a month since Roland W. Burris became a U.S. senator in an atmosphere of tumult and int...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A turn for the better: We have to give Schaumburg credit. Just two weeks ago, the Soapbox had an issue with the one intersection in the village patrolled by red-light ca...