Editorials
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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...
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Today, let us all give thanksNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Let us give thanks...for the American Indians who shared their food and knowledge with the Pilgrims, for the wise writers of the Declaration of Independence, that a com...
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Day to be thankful for our own colonyNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - If only we could record all the things said between people on a given day in this country. Then did a search of the transcript to see how many times the word "thanks" ca...
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Campaigns to keep busy roads safeNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - If you had to guess what time of the year is the most grim in terms of fatal crashes on the highways, you might venture that it's the New Year's holiday. Yet the busy Th...
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Lawsuit a reminder to pause before 'Send'Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Those in the "old" media, more than a little familiar with the intricacies of libel and slander law, knew it was bound to happen. A blogger has been sued for libel in Ka...
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Lies and money vs. day of prayerNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, I was one of over 1,000 in front of Planned Parenthood in Aurora. A beautiful, peaceful, prayerful day. The dispute regarding PP is all about the truth being ...
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Build a better home inspection systemNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - At Cindy McCammack's home in Addison, the builder mistakenly linked hot water to the toilet. It wasn't caught by the building inspectors. McCammack said it should have b...
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Remember story of Pomponio AlgerioNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Remember story of Pomponio Algerio Those readers who disapprove of Dawn Sherman and her father's stand to preserve the separation of church and state might consider the ...
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Focus groups alone won't fix trust problemNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A headline this week, "Community input key as U-46 picks search firm for chief," probably brought a lot more rolling eyes than a wave of eager volunteers. Community invo...