EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.

Highlights from some of our more important editorials this past week. To read the editorials in full, please visit our Web site at dailynews.com.

Olympic spirit

The USOC chose Chicago, and not L.A., as the U.S. nominee to bid for the 2016 Olympic Games because while L.A. is a great place, Chicago is a great city.

DWP blackmail

L.A.'s public utility is being held hostage by its all-powerful union.

A time of mourning

In the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech, can we not take a moment to mourn the victims before turning them into political props?

Mayor's gang strategy

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's anti-gang strategy won't solve L.A.'s problem, but it's a good first step.