Editorials
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Editorial: The suburbs' quiet little secret of povertyAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - The suburban region projects an image of success and affluence in gleaming office buildings, busy shopping centers and manicured subdivisions. But below the surface are ...
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Editorial: Who are the real RINOs? The Trump critics or the Trump enablers?Aug 21, 2021 2:00 pm - It's grown increasingly fashionable over recent years for staunch conservatives to dismiss social moderates in the GOP as RINOs, Republican in Name Only. Former Sen. Mar...
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Editorial: Scott Law's with a community service optionAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Sometimes - rarely - a legislative proposal is so obviously a good idea that politics don't enter into it. Such was the case of last week's amendment to Scott's Law, the...
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Editorial: Candidates in county races should not be required to pay for full recountsAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - It's been three months since a DuPage County judge ordered a recount of the ballots from the county auditor race. But the recount of the November election - which former...
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Editorial Roundup: U.S.
Aug 18, 2021 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 17 The Hindu on the fall of Kabul and a bleak future facing Afghanistan: History came full circle o...
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Editorial: Fight for fair election maps may be delayed but remains aliveAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - With the release of U.S. Census data last week, a new front has opened in the fight for fairness in drawing political boundaries. Congress. Illinois' Democratic governor...
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Editorial: Afghanistan failures point to foreign policy lessons we have yet to take to heartAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - Politicians and historians will debate for years the particulars of America's experience in Afghanistan and the depressing optics of our final days and hours in that unf...
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Editorial Roundup: Illinois
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Editorial: The arrival of climate changeAug 14, 2021 2:00 pm - If you're like us, when the tornado warnings were going out across the suburbs last week, along with several days of stormy weather, you may have wondered: Is this one m...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Aug 14, 2021 1:00 am - This week's Clippable Quote "In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different." - Coco Chanel Equip kids for a good school year Remember how excited y...