Editorials
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Saturday Soapbox: Lake CountyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Fireworks over no-bid There's a reason governments must solicit bids on purchases over $10,000. Besides the fact it's a state law, it makes sense to get the best price ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Schools can help as well as educate A good school district is central to a community in providing education and guidance for students. In times of crisis, a school can a...
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Legislators, governor, start talking nowMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In less than two weeks' time, the Illinois General Assembly's spring session is supposed to close. May 29th is the scheduled conclusion. It's not happening. By June 1, D...
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Praise for heroes on the home frontMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Ed Szydlowski didn't hesitate when he heard a woman's cries for help as smoke billowed from her home. The Carpentersville village engineer from Hampshire immediately ran...
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Naive to believe society is colorblindMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The Washington Post published a disturbing account Tuesday of the overt racism confronted by campaign workers for Barack Obama. The story describes a 20-year-old campaig...
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Good idea on transportation fundingMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - We have used this space to chide the governor and lawmakers for lack of progress in enacting a capital improvement plan to fix up roads and schools and improve mass tran...
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One voice of reason amid pay-raise debateMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The state Legislature never ceases to amaze. Last week's debate over their own pay raises is a classic example. The Illinois House did the right thing. They voted to re...
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Giving hope to homeless veteransMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The best thing to happen to a veteran, after having been through the horrors of combat, is to come home. But sometimes there is no home to come home to. Or there was a p...
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Safe classrooms also means healthy airMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Now more than ever, cleaning and disinfecting are big priorities for schools. MRSA, the drug-resistant and sometimes deadly staph that's easily spread among students, a...
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Kane should hold off on raisesMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Timing is everything. Many Kane County residents this week opened their property tax bills to find that their home -- devalued and unsellable in this moribund housing ma...