Editorials
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With our fingers crossed, Oberweis to replace HastertMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Either Republican Jim Oberweis or Democrat Bill Foster might make a good congressman. And either might just as easily be a disaster. Neither will be anything like the ma...
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Soapbox: Stevsenson debate team's glory daysFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A familiar refrain is that high school athletics get all the glory while other equally valuable extracurricular activities are ignored by the media. Debate teams usually...
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Briefs: Choppy charter watersFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The honeymoon didn't last long. One of the main reasons for opening a charter school is to avoid the cost of a unionized teaching force and to have more flexibility and ...
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Soapbox: Oscar winner is more than imageFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Diablo Cody revels in her rebel persona, so she probably wouldn't want you to know this, but it's the truth. When she spoke with us in the hectic days before the Academy...
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Cub player wrong to justify cockfightingFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez says he should not have to defend his involvement in cockfighting in his native Dominican Republic, where he lives in the off-season. T...
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Issue in Lily Lake is a matter for public discussionFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - It is not uncommon for heated debate or lively conversations to unfold when developers present land plans to village trustees in an open, public meeting. It is far less ...
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Governor, stop giving our money awayFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - In January, Gov. Rod Blagojevich gave away free bus rides to senior citizens. Transit officials estimated it would cost $15 million a year in lost fares. It, and the res...
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Don't rush to raze NIU's Cole HallFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - At first blush, we're sympathetic to the proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Northern Illinois University President John Peters to raze Cole Hall, s...
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Don't drop voting age, except for primaryFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - If 60 percent of Illinois lawmakers vote to support the idea before May, voters could have a chance in November to amend the state Constitution and lower the voting age ...
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Don't rush changes in early votingFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The phrase "every vote counts" might not be ringing true with some who cast ballots in the Feb. 5 primary. That's because the candidate they favored wound up saying to t...