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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Bush trip to Israel may be step to peace

In at least one respect, George W. Bush's presidency is closing out like Bill Clinton's -- in pursuit of that most elusive of U.S. foreign policy goals, a peace agreement ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Support farmers markets

Nothing heralds summer like a neighborhood farmers market.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Raise issue helps prove lawmakers don't deserve it

You have to feel sorry for Illinois state lawmakers. They live in a world where you don't have to ask for a raise, you get it automatically, unless you say no.

Memo to rowers: Don't forget Sinclair's take on Bubbly Creek

Rowers are coming to Bubbly Creek. The water is clean enough that their oars won't dissolve. This is progress.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Council should OK Wal-Mart in Chatham
Rosetta Prince gets giddy when she talks about shopping at Wal-Mart: "It's just nice, and they have a variety of things. I love Wal-Mart," Prince practically sings. "I would love to have one in this neighborhood." Prince, a 60-year-old nursing assistant, lives in the South Side middle-class enclave of Chatham.

Don't shortchange moms

Housekeeper, teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, chief executive, van driver and psychologist.

Friday, May 9, 2008

More clout-rageous decisions by Stroger

Cook County President Todd Stroger had a chance at recommending a sterling board to run the county's ailing health care system.

Signs showing safe havens could save babies' lives

A newborn baby boy is dropped off at a Southeast Side fire station. He lives.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Face it, Hillary: it's over
A Sun-Times editorial: Hillary, it's time to call it quits. Don't do it for Barack Obama. Don't do it for the Democratic Party. Do it for a nation that is ready for, and has everything to gain from, a vigorous general election campaign, one that pits the Democratic and Republican nominees long enough to really show us who -- Obama or Sen. John McCain -- would be the better president.

More cloutrageous choices

Cook County President Todd Stroger had a chance at recommending a sterling board to run the county's ailing health-care system.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Latin's park perk might well serve the public

It's easy to sneer at the Latin School of Chicago, a well-connected private school with tremendous resources and a tuition few Chicagoans can afford.

Sounds like a Muti-ful decision

Play for us, Riccardo Muti. Give us Verdi and Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Bach.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Putting blue bags on trash heap long overdue

The city's blue bag recycling program was like some horror-movie zombie that wouldn't die.

Parents must confront HPV before girls enter teen years

Parents cannot afford to put off getting their daughters vaccinated against the human papillomavirus: It's a matter of life and death.

Monday, May 5, 2008

State should pass bill, lift charter school cap

Illinois parents and kids are beating down the doors to get into the state's 35 public charter schools.

Gas tax break would just cost even more

At first glance, the gas tax break looks like a winner. Who couldn't use a few more bucks this summer, a little relief at the pump as gas prices soar?

Medill dean: Did he or didn't he?

Either the student exists, or the dean made him up. In the resolution of that mystery lies the integrity of one of the nation's top journalism schools.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Praying for divine help to save children's lives

Clifford Little wants Chicago's kids to live. Yet they keep dying, cut down by bullets, even a bat. Twenty-four Chicago Public Schools students have been murdered this school year; 34 were murdered last school year. Marches won't do it. Gun laws alone won't do it.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Stellar public servant should need no defense

Cook County Public Defender Edwin Burnette has defended the poor in Cook County for more than 20 years, but these days he's defending himself.

All aboard for CTA traffic plan

The CTA's dramatic plan to create a truly rapid public transit system -- and make commuting by car even more expensive and time-consuming -- is just the right move for a city that calls itself "world class."

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Get off fence on immigration

Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in Chicago today, May Day, also known as International Worker's Day. They are demanding immigrant rights and legalization for the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

ID law disenfranchises voters

The U.S. Supreme Court this week upheld Indiana's voter identification law, considered the strictest in the nation. It requires voters to show government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license or a passport.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Racy 'Hannah' photos create wrong picture

Miley Cyrus' parents are the ones who should be embarrassed.

Wright did Obama no favors

What is the Rev. Jeremiah Wright thinking?

Monday, April 28, 2008

Editorial: Judge in R. Kelly trial must balance interests

The Cook County judge overseeing the R. Kelly criminal case is worried that the upcoming trial will turn into a three-ring circus.

School no place for anti-gay shirt

Being gay in high school must be hard enough without having to walk past a guy in the hall wearing a T-shirt that says, "Be Happy, Not Gay."

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Editorial: County health board choices are critical

On Monday, Todd Stroger faces a critical decision regarding the county's health-care system.

Chicago already has earned Olympics diversity medal

It took U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth to remind us that Chicago's greatest strength is its ethnic diversity. All too often we focus on how our city's jumble of cultures divides us.

Government failing to protect our private information

Individuals might treasure their personal data like Social Security and credit card numbers, but identity thieves can buy them cheap and in bulk online. Credit card numbers go for as little as 40 cents each. A matching name, Social Security number, address and date of birth cost just $2, according to security experts.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Want to polish your image, Todd? Just do a good job.

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, if you're feeling you get a bum rap from the media, here's a little advice that might help:

City has solution in the bag

When it comes to attacking the problem of plastic shopping bags, Chicago is thinking small.

Stop the killing: Daley calls emergency gun summit
Editorial: We can't stop trying. The problem is guns. No, it's not about guns. The problem is our schools. No, we can't ask our schools to solve all the problems that flow from broken families and broken neighborhoods. But we can't stop trying.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Govs latest lottery plan not just a lease of faith

Gov. Blagojevich wants to lease out the state lottery -- hand it over to the private sector -- to bring in a windfall of at least $10 billion.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Trib can't recuse self from cost of Zell plan

And now Sam Zell's own newspaper has abandoned him. The Chicago Tribune's editorial board announced the other day that it would "recuse" itself -- run to the sidelines, fold its arms and remain neutral -- from the debate over Zell's efforts to sell Wrigley Field to the taxpayers of Illinois.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

We can't turn our backs on the violence ravaging our city

Today we reversed almost every word on our front page, including our very name, and it was not some awful mistake.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Schools must get tough, smart about threats

Once, dirty jokes were the worse thing scrawled on school bathroom walls, not death threats.

Hope for fair hiring fading fast

The federal appeals court in Chicago, in a ringing denunciation last week, called the Daley administration's old hiring system "a massive scheme to defraud," but City Hall still isn't hearing the music.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Logan lesson: Secrets must not block justice

Alton Logan was 28 when we locked him up. He is 54 now. He lost 26 years of freedom for a murder that in all likelihood he did not commit.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Gotcha debate didn't help voters decide

This week's televised debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama likely was their last.

'Training' excuse is off deep end

We've got a friend who has a garage that should be torn down. It's a wreck. Our friend could hire somebody to do it, but why spend money? We suggested he call in a few firefighters from Country Club Hills to do the job.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Court deals big blow to clout

When historians write the story of how U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald battled political corruption in our city, they will single out as a seminal moment this week's stunning ruling from the federal appellate court.

Pardon us, but giving criminals clemency is the public's business

The granting of clemency to an ex-convict by a governor boils down to granting a favor. And as with any favor in government, the public deserves to know the details.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Do smart thing, men. Take our prostate test

David Bigg was 46 and feeling fine when he stepped into a doctor's office for the first time in 20 years. Lucky for him, he showed up when he did.

Make Evanston curfew earlier

When a teenager can legally stay out an hour later on the weekend just by crossing the street, you'll never see a kid move faster.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Visiting pope faces critical church issues

Welcome to America, Pope Benedict XVI. You arrive on a wave of goodwill and better wishes.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Daley off on motto but right about kids

Chicagoans savor their city's traditions. Come spring, the Cubs play ball in Wrigley Field.

Revered Latino Film Fest needs help finding a home

The Chicago Latino Film Festival began 24 years ago by projecting 14 movies onto a wall at St. Augustine College. Now the highly respected festival, though it has become an annual event that screens more than 120 films at five Chicago theaters, is in danger of becoming homeless.





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