Editorials
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It's not an award if you're paying for itJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember back in your school days when you got your name in a volume listing top students -- and then were sold an expensive copy of the book? Or you got nominated to an...
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Curious hiring of Torres, but we wish him successJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As now seems customary, the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board has made a big decision -- amid broken promises and concerns the public never got a chance to ad...
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Time to put an end to double tax on gasJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois is one of just nine states to charge a gas sales tax in addition to a per-gallon motor fuel tax. Paying a double tax on gas is wrong, particularly because the p...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Is it Vitality Spa or Vanity Spa? Park districts run mini-golf courses and banquet facilities and restaurants. But at what point do such ventures -- even if they're self...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Refreshing: That's the way -- especially in light of the early history of Metea Valley High School -- to describe the cooperation between neighbors and school officials...
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Saturday Soapbox: Lake CountyJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Go for it: School districts across Lake County are grappling with an array of critical issues from rising class sizes to meeting demands for technology. And, that says ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - We're not Surprised Given the success assistant village Manager Jeff Mihelich has had with growth and development in Algonquin, it shouldn't surprise anyone that another...
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Will we learn corruption's lessons this time?Jun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It's easy to fall prey to pessimism about the seemingly sorry status of our state government in the wake of the corruption conviction of Antoin "Tony" Rezko. After all, ...
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Historic candidacy brings hope, obligationJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - When Sen. Barack Obama crossed the delegate divide Tuesday to secure the Democratic presidential nod, he strode across a historic threshold of far greater proportions. ...
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Make example of hardhearted vandalsJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Many hours of compassionate work are undone in just the few minutes it takes for insensitive vandals to destroy it. We have seen numerous examples in recent years of ou...