Editorials
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Soapbox: Outbound heavy on the AddamsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Having one's name affixed to a Chicago-area tollway is a mixed honor; after all, on snarled-traffic days drivers may curse the honoree's name. And columnist Chuck Goudie...
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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 ...