Editorials
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Aug 29, 2020 1:00 am - From Trump's acceptance speech "If the left gains power, they will demolish the suburbs." Uh, no, Mr. President, they won't. Billboards on the White House lawn?...
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Editorial: America is crying out for real leadershipAug 28, 2020 11:00 pm - There are compounding crises facing Americans today, and perhaps the greatest among them is a profound lack of leadership. As Kenosha burned last week, the campaign to r...
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Editorial: Climate change is still crying for political attentionAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - As the winds still howl from a once-Category 4 hurricane that slammed into the coast of Louisiana and lightning-fueled fires of historic proportions rage across southern...
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Editorial: Long Grove can still do more to solve covered bridge woesAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Long Grove's beloved covered bridge serves as more than just an entry point into the village's quaint downtown: It symbolizes the town itself and its ties to history. Bu...
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Editorial Roundup: US
Aug 26, 2020 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 26 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the police shooting of Jacob Blake: Another horrendous sho...
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Editorial: So much progress for women, yet so many glass ceilings tooAug 25, 2020 11:00 pm - The 100 years that have passed since the adoption of the 19th amendment have seen some extraordinary political firsts. The first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet...
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Editorial: Money must be starting point in Elgin homeless discussionAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Think of social problems that linger for decades without solutions and you'd be hard-pressed to exclude homelessness from that list. Homelessness is complicated and expe...
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Editorial: Women won the vote a century ago; what took so long?Aug 22, 2020 2:00 pm - Despite the pervasive sexism that still plagues civilization today, it remains hard to imagine a time 100 years ago when women were denied the right to vote. A century i...