Editorials
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Shield law no risk to nation's securityAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Earlier this summer, we wrote in this space about our optimism about prospects for a federal law that would strengthen the protections for relationships between journali...
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Keep pushing economic developmentAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - This recession is inflicting a lot of economic pain, and it's hard to see light at the end of the tunnel. Getting beyond this downturn in the economy is particularly cha...
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Prophet who warned us of all our flawsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's work and life can best be described as those of a prophet. The prophet died last Sunday at the age of 89. Solzhenitsyn was not only a critic of t...
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Worthy salute to peaceful, precious PathAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a general feeling, both among city dwellers and those of us who live in the suburbs, that's it's near impossible to get around the suburbs without a car. And in ...
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Tracking strengthens protection ordersAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Most of the time, relationships end sadly, with couples now apart wondering how they will fill the hours without each other. But sometimes they end with more than the fe...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage County and Fox ValleyAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Time for an explanation: The wall of silence Naperville's park district board has created around recently hired executive director Daniel Betts' sudden "leave of absence...
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Data shows bias in consent searchesAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Civil rights groups are urging an end to so-called "consent" searches by Illinois police during traffic stops, arguing that minorities are searched more often than white...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook and Lake countiesAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Out-of-the-box thinking It will be interesting to see how Palatine's unorthodox approach to dealing with stormwater pans out. The village has started a pilot program to ...
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Good luck to those going for the goldAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - From the time they were very little, there was a feeling they could make it big in the field of athletic endeavor. By the time they finished their first swimming lesson,...
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Nothing special about special sessionsAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has called the legislature back to work next week, for a special session. Special? A special session is a family get together. Or an awards banquet....