Editorials
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Fight germs with common senseNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The war between man and microbe has been waged for millennia. Man will never win. One, he's outnumbered. Two, germs have evolution on their side. Whenever people throw u...
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Soapbox: Not good enoughNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - In what he apparently considers a magnanimous decision, Kane County Republican Party Chairman Dennis Wiggins has taken a leave of absence from his chairmanship until the...
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Soapbox: Making amendsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the four-member majority of the Grayslake Elementary District 46 board that voted this week to reduce debt interest payments in order to save taxpayer...
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Soapbox: And this time he means it!Nov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When federal Judge Michael Mason again extended the deadline for discovery in the discrimination lawsuit filed against Elgin School District U-46, you could almost feel ...
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Soapbox: Lawsuit presents a conflictNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville City Councilman Richard Furstenau, who earlier this year was acquitted of striking a Naperville police officer, has every right to file a federal civil rights...
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Soapbox: Turbulent forecastNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - They call it stormy Monday but Tuesday will probably be just as bad for DuPage Republicans running for county board. Monday marks the deadline for candidates to file in ...
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Vikings, Saints square off; it's about timeNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The vast majority of residents in this area would have no idea that St. Charles and Geneva football teams actually used to face each other on a regular basis. That's how...
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Tougher gaming oversight makes senseNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The long and strange year in Springfield yielded another surprise this week as House Speaker Michael Madigan presented -- out of the blue -- a plan to radically restruct...
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Test scores don't best define successOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - If you want a clear picture of how well students are learning in Illinois classrooms, don't bet on standardized tests providing you with such clarity. Results from anoth...
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Vigorous defense of freedoms by college presidentOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Given the heat of the debate and the edginess of the rhetoric on illegal immigration, it isn't often we can unequivocally say it resulted in a lot of people "doing the r...