Editorials
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Soapbox: District 300 puts FOIA onlineSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 recently began offering Freedom of Information Act forms and documents on the district's Web site, www.d300.org. If you click on the "Freedom...
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Computers merit a larger roleSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - It's been more than a decade since policymakers and educators launched concerted efforts to bring technology to the classroom. But for the most part, use of computers at...
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A reluctant 'no' vote on RTA bailoutSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - There's no pleasure in recommending, as we do here, that the RTA board vote "no" today on a bailout offer from Gov. Rod Blagojevich to avoid a Chicago-area transit cris...
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Ways to keep kids from taking the heatSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Mid-August now means welcome back to school. And time for the four R's: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic -- and Roasting. Whoever thought it was a good idea to start the sch...
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Ways to keep kids from taking the heatSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Mid-August now means welcome back to school. And time for the four Rs. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic -- and Roasting. Whoever thought it was a good idea to start the scho...
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Laud those using science to thwart terrorSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - With the nation this week remembering the terrorist attacks six years ago and vaguely disconcerted that we remain at serious risk from another, there is a least one grou...
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Driving under influence of drugsSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - DUI usually refers to driving under the influence of alcohol. But as the Daily Herald reported Monday, some law enforcement authorities are increasingly zeroing in on mo...
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Mixed news on tollway's next movesSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Two stories in two days, highlighting a major concern for suburban residents: transportation. The two stories, both written by Daily Herald staff writer Joseph Ryan, al...
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Report shows state bridges need workSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - When the Associated Press went digging into records documenting the condition of bridges across Illinois, it made two significant findings: • That detailed records are ...
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Time for sacrifice on the county boardSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The company is struggling financially. So it tells employees they are going to have to make sacrifices for the good of the company in the form of pay cuts and trims in b...