Editorials
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Abusing drugs not bought on the streetFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - When parents find out that their child has a drug problem, one of the first things they ask is, where did you get these drugs? Often the answer is, from a dealer. But so...
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Helping save teen drivers from themselvesFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The program is nothing short of bribery. But when one considers how lethal driving is for teens today, questioning the methods over the results seems singularly silly. A...
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Problem is much deeper than potholesFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - It's tough enough having to drive on roads full of snow and ice. But now we also have to contend with a byproduct of the wear-and-tear on our roads brought on by winte...
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State can help kids get second chanceFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Imagine as a teenager having no place to stay, no place to get warm, no place to call home. And then imagine finding a place that might help, only to be turned away bec...
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Necessary follow-up to sales tax hikeFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The most predictable outcome in the Tuesday primary in DuPage County was the loud no from voters on the question of whether they wanted an increase in the county sales ...
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View of vandalism from memorial benchFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Maybe any student accused of vandalizing school property should have to sit on the bench outside of the St. Charles Police Department and listen to a lecture about comm...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...
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More proof Elgin must fix basic servicesFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Just as Elgin's emergency, mid-winter leaf pickup made it clear the fall program had left much to be desired, two big snowstorms within a week made it clear the city can...
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Take care before getting on a snowmobileFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Winter has whacked us with the worst it can throw at us. It's been a rare day, of late, when we haven't had snow -- and a lot of it. Storm after winter storm has descen...
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Telling the story of Korea, a forgotten warFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps it's fitting that the planning for the Korean War National Museum has not brought the kind of fanfare that greeted early plans for the Abraham Lincoln Presidenti...