Editorials
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Gas tax swap merely latest sleight of handNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - "This is not our preferred solution," said Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in a letter to lawmakers giving tepid support to the latest Springfield shell game. Not...
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IHSA needs to live up to its missionNov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Gosh, do we ache for simpler times. High school sports is supposed to be one of those treasured passages of life. For so many athletes and their followers, it is just th...
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Before giving toys, check if they're safeNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The first big weekend of holiday shopping is over. Chances are you bought a toy for your child, grandchild, nephew or niece. If so, have you checked recall lists to make...
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Strive for better return on school fundsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Now that the final chapter of our School Finance 101 series has been written, the difficult part remains -- determining what has been learned and what can be done to imp...
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Fox Valley SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Too bizarre In one final sop to his party, Dennis Hastert is likely to leave his U.S. House 14th District seat before the end of the year. That will trigger the need for...
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DuPage Co. SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Museum director now history The DuPage County Historical Museum is facing an uncertain future without its executive director. After four years of overseeing the museum i...
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Tri-Cities SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Too bizarre In one final sop to his party, Dennis Hastert is likely to leave his U.S. House 14th District seat before the end of the year. That will trigger the need for...
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Lake Co. SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - A damp dry run There's nothing like a little fog and mist to produce a test run for holiday travelers. And nothing quite like this week's weather-related delays at O'Har...
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Blagojevich, Quinn need to be friendsNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - With friends like Pat Quinn, who needs enemies? Gov. Rod Blagojevich might be excused for muttering such a question, after the lieutenant governor criticized his adminis...
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New ways of making deadbeats pay upNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - It wasn't a great Father's Day, this year, for 130 dads in Cook County. Then again, these aren't great fathers. All 130 were arrested for failure to pay child support in...