Editorials
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Get real, RodNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is asking for the power to slice 8 percent of state spending without identifying his targets - and without any checks and balances. Huh? We were hop...
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These shoulder cameras need rulesNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Big Brother's reach continues to grow. First came the ever-expanding use of cameras on street corners. Law enforcement authorities said the cameras will help them stem ...
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Change the world: Pay it forwardNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Sometimes it takes a village. Sometimes just one person. Author Catherine Ryan Hyde wrote in her 2000 novel, "Pay It Forward," about a teacher who gave his class a monum...
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It's time to focus on needs, not wantsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Arlington Heights village board found itself this week in a position not unfamiliar to municipalities and school boards these days. It needed to raise its tax levy i...
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High casino bid can't be top criterionNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A state with a multibillion-dollar deficit. A highly sought gambling casino license that's up for bid, with the highest offer to the state so far at nearly a half-billio...
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Parents can't afford this mistakeNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Many parents, we're sure, can sympathize with Val Evalen of Northbrook. He wanted to be the nice dad. He wanted to treat his 18-year-old daughter and her friends like ad...
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Illinois voters still need recall powerNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Another election, and the voters have spoken. But what if those they've elected don't listen? What if the promises made during the campaign aren't kept? What if vows of ...
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Manager of the Year honors bittersweetNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Bittersweet Lou? If timing is everything, then Major League Baseball should rethink its postseason awards. You can't blame Lou Piniella for not being overly excited abou...
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Now we all must stay active togetherNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - How's your transition going? For more than 58 million people, the results of the presidential election were disappointing. For the most conservative true believers, the ...
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Suburbs better at minding budgetsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Americans are worried that the national debt is swelling at a rate of $4 billion a day. Illinoisans are flummoxed by their state legislature's inability to pass a budget...