Editorials
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GOP presents its case for reformJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois House Republicans are saying the right things on what the state must do to honor its commitments to the public to be ethically and fiscally responsible in manag...
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The joys of the Cubs and White SoxJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - For the critics among us, there is much to be said about the myriad nonsense of professional sports. Little of it is real, after all. It's only entertainment, a game ex...
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Help the pantries feed the hungryJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - When most of us are hungry, it is by choice. Too busy for breakfast. Or we skip lunch. Maybe in the interest of losing weight, we take the hunger pangs for a little whil...
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A necessary lesson for young athletesJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - When you think of the Monsters of the Midway, you think of Dick Butkus. He enjoyed a hall of fame career with the Chicago Bears by working hard and dedicating himself to...
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Case made for open heart surgeryJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - You won't hear Delnor-Community Hospital officials using the term "rejected" when speaking about what happened to their proposal before a state board seeking to perform ...
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RTA in for another rough funding rideJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - If you think the Regional Transportation Authority finally landed on firm financial ground with the state's mass transit bailout earlier this year, think again. And than...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Tough sentence warranted: This week, DuPage Circuit Judge Kathryn Creswell sentenced a Lombard man to 65 years in prison for opening fire on three local police officers...
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Questions in wake of brutal killingsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The shock of eight brutal killings linked to Nicholas Sheley is starting to wear away - replaced instead by the sickening reality of the bloody crimes. Questions abound....
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Get tougher on drunken driversJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Consider these news reports from the past three weeks: June 19: An Aurora man could face six to 30 years in prison after his seventh DUI arrest. July 2: An Arlington Hei...
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Wise move to advance research effortsJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - If our nation is to keep pace with the rest of the world in its technological acumen - now ever so critical with skyrocketing energy costs - it must make a heavy investm...