Editorials
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50 years of passion and dedicationJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Excuse us, but we're going to get a little self-indulgent today, and we think it's justified. Today, Bob Frisk celebrates his 50th anniversary as a full-time employee wi...
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$4 a gallon? OK, where's that train?Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - A year ago, would you have even considered taking a train or bus to work? Probably not. But we'll bet $4-plus-per-gallon has you rethinking how you do lots of things. In...
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Federal aid rules need to be changedJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - When the governor does the right thing and declares a county a disaster area, the assumption is that guarantees federal money to help governments cover the costs of deal...
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Courts that show rehabilitation can workJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - We all come into this world the same way. Crying. And for most of us, as we settle into the pleasant if not predictable pattern of life, there are more smiles than tears...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook and Lake countiesJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows on risky course In barricading entrances to an apartment complex and setting up a police checkpoint, Rolling Meadows officials say they were responding t...
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Tribute to Russert in Lincoln Museum exhibitJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - When the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum opened three years ago, it sought to pull Lincoln's presidency out of the history books and drop it into a modern context. A...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Not this year for public works If officials in Carpentersville think the village can break ground on a public works facility this fall, they must know something no one e...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A sterling example Bill Simmons, DuPage County's first black police officer and a trailblazer in many other areas, retired Friday after almost 40 years in law enforcemen...
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Saving precious time in getting protectionJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - A couple falls in love, decides they want to spend their lives together and then seal their commitment with signatures on a marriage license. But sometimes the affection...
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Repeat floods' warning: Are we prepared?Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A wild ride through the whims of northern Illinois weather has left many of us weary, without power, suffering damage to homes and property, and, once again, facing over...