Editorials
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Saturday Soapbox: New school; good decisionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Returning students will have to get accustomed to a different building, but that's a small price to pay for the peace of mind parents will gain from Lake Zurich District...
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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 in lieu of presents...
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Saturday Soapbox: A senseless lossAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Two 15-year-olds running around with guns in a crowded shopping plaza in Addison. Not surprisingly, tragedy ensues, in this case, the shooting death of 14-year-old Franc...
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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...