Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: The First Amendment is under assault. We should all be defending itSep 19, 2025 4:00 am - The First Amendment is under assault by the very people who have sworn an oath to uphold and protect it. The latest attack was directed at Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night ...
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Daily Herald opinion: PADS sites are a lifeline — and everyone has a role to playSep 18, 2025 1:44 pm - In communities across the country, including right here in the suburbs, PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) sites represent more than just emergency shelters — they are places of hope, humanity and healing.
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Daily Herald opinion: Jim Edgar, 1946-2025: In these dark political times, we all may miss the former governor's legacy of decency more than we knowSep 15, 2025 4:51 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Gov. Jim Edgar, known for bipartisanship and decency, passed away at 79. He led Illinois through tough times with compromise and kindness.
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Daily Herald opinion: Two leadership portraits: Utah governor’s plea provides a rebuke to violent partisanshipSep 14, 2025 9:45 am - Daily Herald opinion: Americans should take special note of the stark contrast between President Trump's inflammatory rhetoric appearing to condone right-wing violence and the Utah governor's plea for unity and break from divisive rhetoric.
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Daily Herald opinion: The too-frequent, illusive obvious: In wake of horrific killing, we cannot let ‘the extremes pull the rest of us over the edge’Sep 11, 2025 4:12 pm - What does one say when the only things that can be said are obvious? That the murder of a young political activist in his prime is horrifying and unacceptable. T...
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Daily Herald opinion: Before the case grows cold: New law should help identify and find missing persons while trail is warmSep 10, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The Missing Persons Identification Act will help find missing people faster by requiring police to take immediate action like entering data and fingerprints into systems when someone vanishes.
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Daily Herald opinion: Hope and help: Challenging time for food pantries must be met with actionSep 08, 2025 3:47 pm - Daily Herald opinion: In challenging times for food pantries and struggling familes, those who can help need to step up.
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Daily Herald opinion: Crazy comes to health: Sadly, the polarized insanity of our politics has now spread onto our doctors' doorstepsSep 06, 2025 2:00 pm - Daily Herald opinion: As vaccines eradicated dreaded diseases like polio, today's polarization spreads distrust of a critical medical tool, risking millions of lives. Politics should not outweigh public health.
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Daily Herald opinion: Planning and prevention: A safety feature kept a plane overshooting the runway in Wheeling from turning into a tragedySep 06, 2025 2:00 pm - An incident involving a plane overshooting a runway at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling could have ended very differently Wednesday, given its midday timing and how ...
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Daily Herald opinion: The question of mission: Trump’s insistence on sending Guard here is plagued by lack of a planSep 03, 2025 10:22 am - Daily Herald opinion: Trump's plan to send troops to Chicago just hit a massive legal roadblock. But he vows the operation is still on, despite lacking a clear objective or details on how it will work.