Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Blue Christmas services offer a much-needed sanctuary space this holiday seasonDec 18, 2024 4:00 am - The holidays aren’t always merry and bright for everyone. Blue Christmas services at suburban churches are a place of peace and respite for people dealing with sadness.
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Daily Herald opinion: Policing the Metra police: Public deserves a better accounting than the limited release of findings from $1.57 million probeDec 17, 2024 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Metra's $1.57 million investigation into police corruption allegations found racism and sexual acts, but keeping findings private undermines accountability.
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Daily Herald opinion: More than ‘just trying’: Activist has amassed meaningful career advancing justice, equity in the suburbsDec 15, 2024 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The Rev. Clyde Brooks has not achieved all the goals he set 60 years ago for racial and social justice in the suburbs, but he will be remembered for doing more than ‘just trying.’
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Daily Herald opinion: A dangerous patchwork: State legislation may be a start toward regulating hemp, but federal solution ultimately is requiredDec 12, 2024 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Unregulated hemp products are raising alarms, but federal inaction leaves states to fend for themselves. Illinois legislation may help, but a national strategy is ultimately needed.
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Daily Herald opinion: Not a final answer: But Bears tax deal does let local planners get down to important workDec 11, 2024 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The Bears and Arlington Heights approve a deal stabilizing the team's property taxes, requiring consultants to study impacts of a possible $5 billion development. This allows progress while the team still considers lakefront options.
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Daily Herald opinion: Patience pays off: Forest preserve district makes the right move to acquire site near WheatonDec 09, 2024 3:28 pm - This Daily Herald editorial applauds the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County for the steps it took to acquire a horse farm near Wheaton.
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Daily Herald opinion: A president's Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free card: Isn't the Constitution's pardon power little more than an anachronistic remnant of the country's British heritage?Dec 07, 2024 2:30 pm - Daily Herald opinion: The Constitution grants the President broad pardon powers, but recent partisan pardons undermine justice, threaten rule of law, and demand constitutional amendment.
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Daily Herald editorial: Out of sorrow, maybe something good I-90 ramp worth a look after Wisconsin man’s death in RosemontDec 06, 2024 4:00 am - Turning grief into action is a beautiful way to honor someone you’ve lost, this Daily Herald editorial states.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘A safety and a resource issue’Dec 04, 2024 4:00 am - Our world is powered by rechargeable lithium batteries. From cellphones and electronics to children’s toys, they’re in many products that we consider essential. Many of y...
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Daily Herald opinion: The history beneath us: Enthusiast’s finds help show origins of a community and our regionDec 02, 2024 2:45 pm - In the thousands of square miles encompassing the overall scope of the suburbs, the 153-acre Diamond Lake in Mundelein doesn’t exactly leap to mind as an archaeological m...