Editorials
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Editorial: The middle ground conventions seem to missAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board As the Democrats wrap up their truncated, crowdless week of making their case to potential voters and the Republicans prepare to defend thei...
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Editorial: Dismay - and some hope - as college resumesAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - How do you pack for college? With a truck full of belongings and a set of matching new towels and sheets? Or, as if you're taking a short trip and will be back home in j...
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Editorial Roundup: US
Aug 19, 2020 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 18 The Los Angles Times on the ratification of the 19th amendment and the women's right to vote...
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Editorial: Counties, voters can take steps to ensure safe voting, regardless of postal changesAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's announcement Tuesday that he would suspend initiatives he had set in motion ostensibly to make the U.S. Postal Service more self-sustain...
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Illinois Editorial Roundup:
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Editorial: Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in IllinoisAug 15, 2020 2:00 pm - The news last week that state Sen. Terry Link of Indian Creek has been charged with federal tax evasion was far from surprising. For quite some time, we've been no fan o...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Aug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Tackling homelessness Homelessness can seem like an intractable problem, so Elgin deserves credit for efforts to tackle it head-on with ideas possibly including hel...
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Editorial: Jim Thompson, the last governor to get things doneAug 14, 2020 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois may never again see, and probably never before saw, the blend of pragmatism, vision and political skill that combined to make James R. "Big Jim" Th...
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Editorial: County's actions on referendums undermine confidence of and in votersAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County voters got some unwelcome messages from their county board this week. Under the guise of taking the pulse of the community on issues facing the county, cou...