 'Nuff said. Herman Cain hopes, maybe even believes, that he can dispatch troublesome questions about sexual harassment allegations by refusing to answer them. | Editorial: Congress in the classroom Illinois' latest school report cards are dismal. Of 666 public high schools, only eight — that's not a misprint, eight — met federal standards for reading and math. Scores declined to a record low. Elementary and middle schools fared better than the high schools, but six in 10 still missed the mark. | | Editorial: The big chill The report cards for Chicago schools were nothing to take home to mom and dad, either. And yet, what's consuming the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union these days? A drawn out fight over how long children should be in school. |  | Page: Still fighting an old culture war Members of an outraged liberal group have called for MSNBC to fire Pat Buchanan for what they call "white supremacist" views. I'd rather leave Buchanan and his views free to discredit themselves. | | Editorial: Cook County on a diet The president of the Cook County Board is floating her proposed budget for 2012, and there's plenty for citizens already feeling nickeled and dimed not to like: New licensing fees on cash-operated jukeboxes, pool tables and other amusement devices. New service charges, and higher vehicle sticker fees, for the 2 percent of county residents who live in unincorporated areas. Higher parking charges at county garages. A tax hike on alcoholic beverages, and a broadening of the tobacco tax to products (think roll-your-own) other than cigarettes. A higher "use tax" on the purchase of titled property, such as cars and boats. | |  | |
