Editorials
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Saturday Soapbox: End of an era at CLCApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The Richard Fonte era at College of Lake County is over, and not a moment too soon. Fonte was hired as the college president in December 2006, but lasted only six months...
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Saturday Soapbox: 75 percent of life ust showing upApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Whoever said that might have had Todd Stroger in mind. At Palatine's request, the Cook County Board president has agreed to come to Harper College on April 30 to defend ...
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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...