Editorials
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Governor's lawsuit pointless and pettyOct 31, 2021 7:19 pm - You might think, looking back over the year he's had so far, that Gov. Rod Blagojevich would be hard-pressed to find even one more way to further diminish his leadership...
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Keeping toxic toys away from childrenOct 31, 2021 7:03 pm - This Christmas, Santa would do well to pack a lead-testing kit in his bag of toys. That is, if any of them weren't made in his workshop, but exported from China. Those t...
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Nature hit hard, but got no 10-countOct 31, 2021 6:57 pm - Nature hit us hard with a variety of vicious blows. Last week, rain came down inch after agonizing inch, flooding streets, homes and businesses. A tornado touched down b...
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Prison recidivism pilot a test worth takingOct 31, 2021 6:50 pm - Just about everyone recognizes that prisons tend to turn amateur criminals into hardened ones who return to prison again and again. That was, after all, the genesis of "...
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Much work to do; many stories to tellOct 31, 2021 6:48 pm - Suburban residents have seen their share of violent storms and serious flooding over the years, but it has been a while since Mother Nature delivered the kind of one-two...
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Strategies justified for highway safetyOct 31, 2021 6:36 pm - It's imperative police agencies take the steps to slow people down and make our roads safer. Are you sure that construction worker on the highway is truly concerned wit...
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State budget a bust for the suburbsOct 31, 2021 6:34 pm - If you are looking for a job that pays well and offers nice salary increases without the expectation of competence, consider being a governor or lawmaker in Illinois. We...
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Transit agencies cannot go it aloneOct 31, 2021 6:26 pm - While kindergarten remained in session under the dome of the State Capitol Building in Springfield, the deterioration of mass transit continued in the Chicago area. On F...
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Saturday Soapbox: Patience may pay offOct 31, 2021 6:22 pm - It's not easy for school board members to be patient about going to referendum, especially if a district faces the kind of pressing classroom space needs that hamper Bar...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Oct 31, 2021 6:26 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him and instead bring p...