Editorials
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Saturday Soapbox: Fire chief's sudden departureApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The sudden departure of John Wu as Naperville's fire chief raises all sorts of questions this week as to exactly what happened and why. Rumors, of course, are flying all...
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Arming students is a risky propositionApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Shootings last year at Virginia Tech and this year at Northern Illinois University have spurred calls for more restrictions on who can have guns. On the other end of the...
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State rife with corruption needs recall lawApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, tensions in Springfield boiled over into an R-rated rant. "Stop the (expletive)!" yelled Democratic state Rep. Jay Hoffman, with the obscenity referring to...
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Take responsibility when taking in a petApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The response to the Daily Herald's recently completed three-part Pets in Peril series has been heartwarming to say the least. Each part generated most-read status on dai...
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Listen to cities on growing pension impactApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois has little trouble spending money it doesn't have, but it is downright enthusiastic about spending other people's money. That largess without consequence, that ...
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Cures for what ails costly MedicaidMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - No doctor would tell a patient, "You desperately need surgery, but we can wait until next year, or the year after that." Yet that is the approach that has been taken in ...
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Monitoring bracelets worth a tryMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The numbers are frightening and the effects devastating. One out of every 12 women will be stalked in her lifetime, according to Gretchen Vapnar, the executive director...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Elgin trucks toward better public servicesMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Admitting you've got a problem, the adage goes, is the first step to its solution. After several years of complaints about storm cleanup, road maintenance, leaf pickup a...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...