Editorials
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Did we get dealt another bad hand?Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The decision Monday by the Illinois Gaming Board to grant Des Plaines the last authorized casino license seems like a rush to judgment that neither meets the mission of ...
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Court must protect malpractice limitsDec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Abigaile Lebron arrived via Caesarean section on Halloween 2005 and began a challenging life underscored by cerebral palsy, a severe brain injury and the need to be fed ...
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Saturday SoapboxDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Dear Santa: We've been really good this year and only have a few small wishes. Please give us drivers who are cautious in bad weather (or at least don't tailgate those w...
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Impeachment years in the makingDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Ed Genson, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyer, called the impeachment hearings against his client a "witch hunt." He told legislators they were engaging in a "rush to judgmen...
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Let there be lights!Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - So the stock market is crumbling around our ears. Dropping the prime rate to a measly one-half of one percent might not even do the trick, some say. Layoffs are coming f...
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Legislators failing to restore faithDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The early evidence suggests that state lawmakers may have already forgotten, if they ever knew, what their primary responsibility is during the current special session. ...
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Skip the 'balloons' this tax levy seasonDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Local schools are busy trying to figure out how to stay in the black next year, at a time when tax increases make many of us see red. As they work out their tax levies f...
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We highlight the positive news, tooDec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The media often are criticized for focusing on the negative instead of the positive. And many times that criticism is warranted. Many times it can't be helped, for examp...
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High court doesn't have a role in thisDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As readers of this space the last several days know, we're as exasperated as anyone by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the cloud that hovers over him and the embarrassment he has ...
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Saturday SoapboxDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's hear it for capitalism It doesn't take long for Americans to find creative ways to cash-in when news breaks. There's the scandal-inspired U.S. Senate/toilet seat o...