Editorials
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Feds decision keeps CN debate 'even'Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Regardless of how the issue eventually turns out, the federal Surface Transportation Board made the only logical choice Monday when it rejected Canadian National Railway...
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Tread carefully on new smoking banSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The adage about a man's home being his castle has been out of date for awhile, what with laws regulating activities from how many pets you can own to how loud your stere...
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Helping others in inspiring waysSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Isai Madriz is living a dream. And helping others to live a dream in the process. Malual Awak lived a nightmare. And now he is working to help others adjust in a new cou...
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The politics of blaming the mediaSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - We're going to say something unpopular here (which is probably not the first time). The news media isn't John McCain's problem. And it isn't Sarah Palin's. It wasn't Hil...
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Saturday SoapboxSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - And let the casino frenzy begin: Robert Kozonis' suggestion that his O'Hare Lake Office Park would make a great site for the state's last floating casino license may hav...
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Stirring shows, now let's get specificsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - These were among the most captivating convention spectacles we can recall. They really were worth watching. The mystery, intrigue and introduction of Republican vice pre...
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An open letter to Sen. John McCainSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Dear Sen. McCain: It's hard to believe you could make a bigger splash tonight than you did last Friday when you named Gov. Palin as your running mate, but if you're goin...
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A contest over who will reform WashingtonSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As Sen. John McCain of Arizona continues to sharpen his message, it's becoming increasingly clear that the November election will not be so much about "change" as it wil...
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Hurricane Gustav, President Bush and the GOPSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - We're not quite sure what to make of the decision by John McCain to scale back the Republican National Convention because of Hurricane Gustav, which slammed into the sho...
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State GOP needs to fix itself by 2010Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The irony can't be lost on Illinois Republicans. It certainly isn't lost on us. And it likely isn't lost on Barack Obama, who can thank the state Republicans for playing...