Elk Grove Village Opinion
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'Clean' campaigns just can't winJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - While I would have preferred to have John Kasich or Marco Rubio as president, unfortunately in America, politics have gotten so "dirty" that only someone like Donald Tru...
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We need political bias ratingsJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - The Daily Herald, Our View, has now spoken twice about public anger over biased reporting. So much of this is a reflection of our political rhetoric of the day. I had ho...
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Editorial: End political expense, infighting over leak in Des PlainesJan 17, 2017 10:00 pm - For more than six months, Des Plaines aldermen have been trying to find out who leaked information about lawsuits against the city to this newspaper. And they've agreed ...
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Paper leaves voice of the right wing uncheckedJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - I saw your editorial about fake news, and the irony dripped from it so strongly it pulled the characters out of shape. It hits me in two ways. During the recent campaig...
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Editorial: State scrutiny of suburban-initiated 'Redefining Ready' could lead to fairer student assessmentJan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Sometime this year, the Illinois State Board of Education will consider a policy change that could have an important - and positive - impact on every high school student...
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Electoral college and the myth of democracyJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Gerrymandering and the powerful influence of special interests are often identified as barriers to the real-life implementation of the democratic ideals this country was...
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Obama's fitting farewell addressJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - In Chicago on Jan. 10, Barack Obama will be delivering his farewell speech. Reportedly, he'll use George Washington's Farewell Speech, a reminder of what our first const...
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Bring back the Honey BearsJan 07, 2017 12:00 am - After a disastrous 1975 Bears football season, the Honey Bears cheerleaders came on the scene in 1976 with the unwavering support of George Halas. The Bears experienced ...
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Your ViewsJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Divestiture of Trump empire is not realistic Since the election, the political class has been chattering endlessly about the problems the nation will face because t...
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Editorial: Keeping alcohol vapor, powder out of the suburbsJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Oftentimes, communities are forced to react to an issue when they haven't taken proactive steps to avoid the problem altogether. But as Daily Herald staff writer Eric Pe...