Editorials

The 13 doctors who “birthed” the predecessor hospital to CGH Medical Center in 1909 would be pleasantly surprised, if not shocked, at how much their “baby” has grown.

We offer our hearty congratulations to the Eastland High School girls volleyball team members and coaches.

The first firearm deer hunting season opens Friday for 3 days. It’s usually a time when most Sauk Valley farmers have long since completed their harvest work.

Thursday brings the annual Great American Smokeout, where the American Cancer Society encourages tobacco smokers to kick the habit for one day. We think these efforts to support smokers who want to quit and get healthier are worthwhile.

The Illinois attorney general’s office is in the midst of conducting free seminars on key changes to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act.

Friday’s announcement that agencies within the Obama administration may face spending freezes or cuts up to 5 percent is good news for taxpayers worried about the massive federal budget deficit.

Put aside for a moment apprehensions about possible negative impacts on Carroll County posed by dozens of newly arrived Gitmo terrorist suspects, and the conversion of the little-used Thomson Correctional Center into a federal prison makes sense.

Some people might be amused that candidates for Illinois governor spent time last week at a forum debating the causes of global warming.