Editorials
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Small price to avoid big problemAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, $90,000 is a lot of money, as Aurora Ald. Rick Lawrence notes. But it pales in comparison with, say, a potential $9 million lawsuit, as Mayor Tom Weisner also notes...
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Age of enlightenment?Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs says he panicked after crashing his high, high-end car into a light pole at 3 in the morning and left the scene to "avoid a scene."...
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Governor's lawsuit pointless and pettyAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - You might think, looking back over the year he's had so far, that Gov. Rod Blagojevich would be hard-pressed to find even one more way to further diminish his leadership...
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Keeping toxic toys away from childrenAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - This Christmas, Santa would do well to pack a lead-testing kit in his bag of toys. That is, if any of them weren't made in his workshop, but exported from China. Those t...
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Nature hit hard, but got no 10-countAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nature hit us hard with a variety of vicious blows. Last week, rain came down inch after agonizing inch, flooding streets, homes and businesses. A tornado touched down b...
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Prison recidivism pilot a test worth takingAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Just about everyone recognizes that prisons tend to turn amateur criminals into hardened ones who return to prison again and again. That was, after all, the genesis of "...
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Much work to do; many stories to tellAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Suburban residents have seen their share of violent storms and serious flooding over the years, but it has been a while since Mother Nature delivered the kind of one-two...
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Strategies justified for highway safetyAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - It's imperative police agencies take the steps to slow people down and make our roads safer. Are you sure that construction worker on the highway is truly concerned wit...
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State budget a bust for the suburbsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - If you are looking for a job that pays well and offers nice salary increases without the expectation of competence, consider being a governor or lawmaker in Illinois. We...
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Saturday Soapbox: C'mon, mom!Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - If you have a child as giving and apparently responsible as Evan Kuehnert, the Batavia 7-year-old who asked friends to skip birthday presents for him and instead bring p...