Editorials
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Soapbox: Cameras good for safety, and cashSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Cameras good for safety, and cash Naperville wants to sharpen its focus on nabbing those who run red lights by installing cameras at some intersections in Naperville. Th...
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Soapbox: Independent voices crucialSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has replaced the lone tollway board member critical of the agency's long list of politically connected firms and other practices. The governor did n...
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Soapbox: Overdoing in the extremeSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nothing like elected public servants to overdo the tax thing. The Cook County Board is expected to vote Monday on a proposed $750 million sales tax hike. Problem is, the...
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State cannot take care of everyoneSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The leaders, to use the term loosely, of Illinois government are trying to work out a capital plan. That provides money for the big ticket, infrastructure items, such as...
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Soapbox: Fix Randall nowSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, it's frustrating to think more construction may be in store for Randall Road in St. Charles this year. But it's a good idea for St. Charles officials to strike a de...
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Soapbox: Killer state lapse?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A fatal three-vehicle crash Wednesday at the dangerous intersection of Shales Parkway and Route 20 in Elgin left traffic snarled over much of the city for much of the da...
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Governor and leaders talk? That's newsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Any actual forward movement has occurred so rarely during this year's General Assembly session that even a hint of progress is enough to draw attention -- maybe more tha...
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Fifty years later, irony and reflectionSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, the Little Rock Nine participated in a 50th anniversary celebration of the court-ordered 1957 integration of Central High School over the objection of the Ar...
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State can't rewrite federal worker lawSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is 100 percent wrong in preventing employers from participating in a voluntary federal government employment verification program until it's 99 per...
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Assignment: Boost high school scoresSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Why is it proving so difficult to improve high school students' standardized test scores? That question jumps off the page from news reports on the latest round of resul...