Editorials
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Tri-Cities soap boxJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - High marks It's always nice to get a compliment when you don't expect it. That's the case with Sugar Grove, which was featured as one of the nation's most affordable sub...
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Fox Valley soap boxJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Minimal thrill We're guessing Carpentersville residents and their neighbors weren't all that impressed when the Main Street bridge renovations that turned travel into a ...
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DuPage Co. soap boxJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A public servant with strength: In today's rough-and-tumble world of politics, it's easy to become a pessimist about public life. This week's story about the passing of...
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Lake Co. soap boxJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Don't compound the mistake: Quick thinking by officials from Ela Township and the Lake County Clerk's office saved a valid referendum question from being left off the F...
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Cook Co. soap boxJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - South Siders bring soul to suburbs Gospel choir Soul Children of Chicago, led by fired-up director Walt Whitman, highlighted a rousing celebration of the legacy of Dr. M...
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This dragnet needs to be canceled soonJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - What's next? Police standing outside movie theaters to check IDs of those wanting to see a flick? Let us be clear from the start: we wholeheartedly want our law enforcem...
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Praise for young leaders who careJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - "Congratulations, you have a son." "Congratulations, you have a daughter." Those are among the most wonderful words that parents will ever hear. And as they hold their b...
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Jobless numbers raise voter anxietyJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - When the U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday that unemployment had reached a two-year high, it is unlikely the news took many in Illinois by surprise. For months n...
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State must show real responsibilityJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - There are two basic Republican Party principles that I have always supported. The first requires that government must responsibly comply with its legal obligations to ...
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Disheartened by teacher criticismJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I have read the Daily Herald articles and comments in the Fencepost in regards to teachers' salaries, abilities, and purpose. I am a teacher. From the stand the Heral...