Editorials
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Editorial: We have only just begun the conversations we need on race, policingMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - There are many answers to the question of how race issues have changed in the year since George Floyd's murder was captured on a Minneapolis woman's cellphone video. The...
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Editorial: Remap shows Illinois Democrats' devotion to democracy isn't realMay 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Before he became Illinois House speaker, Emanuel "Chris" Welch of Hillside said he was a big believer in fair maps and redistricting reform. Bunk. Last week - on a Frida...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.May 22, 2021 1:00 am - Fact v. fake A bill passed out of the Illinois Senate this week that would require high schools to teach students how to understand and evaluate news and social me...
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Editorial: Time to pass news literacy billMay 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Let's start this editorial with a question: What would you say is the biggest threat to our democracy? No, that is not meant to be a leading question heading us down a p...
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Editorial: Listen to the schools before setting fall mandateMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - State Superintendent Carmen Ayala has signaled that the 2021-22 school year will mean a return to in-person learning for Illinois K-12 students. She's waiting for the cu...
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Editorial: Taxpayers lose in same old game on pensionsMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - A lot has been going on in Illinois government lately, what with COVID-19 vaccine rollout, legislative and congressional redistricting, and a new House speaker for the p...
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Editorial Roundup: U.S.
May 19, 2021 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 19 The Boston Globe on U.S. aid to Israel should be a force for peace: Israelis deserve to live in s...
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Editorial: Gently, carefully moving toward opennessMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - After 14 months of urging everyone to wear a mask, it suddenly feels a bit reckless to celebrate the sudden jolt into normality implicit in the CDC's latest guidelines. ...
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Editorial Roundup: Indiana
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Editorial Roundup: Illinois