Editorials
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Stroger to suburbs: Drop deadMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Just when we think Cook County Board President Todd Stroger can't get any more obtuse, he outdoes himself. We're referring to his comments Wednesday virtually daring the...
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Rebates are nice; economic fix would be betterApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Try as you might, it's almost impossible to duck the onslaught of bad economic news cascading across the country. Taxpayers from Arlington Heights to Huntley to Aurora j...
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No-show Stroger's disdain for suburbsApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, wouldn't you know it. We were just about to say something nice about Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. In fact, we already had in an earlier draft of this ...
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Mistake parents can't afford to makeApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Parents spend years and years teaching their children right from wrong, stressing the need to make responsible decisions and ethical choices. Then they succeed in making...
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The giving spirit of suburbanitesApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - It's National Volunteer Week this week, and all one has to do is read the pages of the Daily Herald or search dailyherald.com to find fine examples of volunteerism in th...
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Walking fine line on finance, citizen inputApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - In the past, the St. Charles Unit District 303 school board has felt the laser heat of community backlash. By deciding recently to allow the citizen groups that make up...
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Get to bottom line in probing gas pricesApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - With gasoline prices higher than they've ever been, no doubt many people are thinking: "There ought to be an investigation!" And, as history would suggest, their wishes ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Horse senseApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - If the 2016 Olympics come to Chicago, you won't find the equestrian events in a Lake County forest preserve. The forest preserve idea has been dropped in favor of stagin...
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Saturday Soapbox: Full of ironyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - David Murray's brush with death last week was drama of the highest degree -- and with no small amount of irony. Thrown from his motorcycle and holding on for dear life t...
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Saturday Soapbox: Garbage, garbage everywhereApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Another great Chef's Fest was held at Arlington Park this past week; it's always one of the best fundraisers around and the food can't be beat. What can be beat, however...