Editorials
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Saturday Soapbox: Patience may pay offAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not easy for school board members to be patient about going to referendum, especially if a district faces the kind of pressing classroom space needs that hamper Bar...
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Saturday Soapbox: Should stay onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert has sidestepped questions about whether he will retire early from office. He should stay on until the end, if only to prevent a special election...
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Transit agencies cannot go it aloneAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - While kindergarten remained in session under the dome of the State Capitol Building in Springfield, the deterioration of mass transit continued in the Chicago area. On F...
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BP reversal a win for public opinionAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Behold the power of public opinion. BP, the petroleum company, has reversed field and announced that it will not increase the amount of ammonia and suspended solids that...
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Ryan gets curious benefit of the doubtAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Abusing power doesn't mean you have to lose that power. At least that appears to be the case for disgraced, convicted former governor of Illinois George Ryan. How many p...
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Happiness is all in the relationshipsAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - "And you, of tender years, Can't know the fears, that your elders grew by; And so please, help them with your youth; They seek the truth before they can die. Teach your ...
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The deportation of Elvira ArellanoAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Immigration officials' deportation of activist Elvira Arellano to Mexico has touched off rallies and calls for immigration reform that includes more lenient treatment fo...
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Weighing future of 'Munster mansion'Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - The home at 405 S. Seventh St. in St. Charles, a stunning Victorian style built in the 1890s, and the former Zimmerman home at the opposite corner have stood as twin pil...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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Soapbox: Cloudy forecast in District 203Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Jackie Romberg has her work cut out for her as the newest member of the Naperville Unit District 203 school board. Appointed last week by the six other board members, th...