Editorials
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Editorial: Endangered bee spotting a reminder how much they need our helpAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a spring and summer that's been pretty much a downer, a wee bit of good news was found recently on a large patch of bergamot in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North...
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Editorial: Conant, Hersey and two schools of thought on the nuclear ageAug 08, 2020 2:00 pm - One suburban high school is named for an author who powerfully revealed the human toll of the atomic bomb. Another suburban high school is named for an educator who play...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Aug 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Big hearts for little ones Two Jacobs High juniors late last month created a special day for youngsters in their Lake in the Hills neighborhood. Cameron Lindahl Beh...
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Editorial: Ultimately, what's at risk in reopening schools is our children's - and others' - healthAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - It's difficult to have a conversation about whether to hold in-person schooling in the fall without things breaking down into partisan arguments. But it's the safety of ...
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Editorial: Hiroshima memories underscore need for nuclear treatiesAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - On a winter day in 1942, a group of scientists created the world's first artificial nuclear reaction under the stands of the University of Chicago's Stagg Field, now the...
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Editorial Roundup: US
Aug 05, 2020 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 6 The Khaleej Times on the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon: In times of adversity it is incumbent ...
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Editorial: Cook County's discussion on 'defunding' police must consider all anglesAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - The Cook County Board's action last week to, in the vernacular of the day, "defund" police was, by the description of everyone involved, more symbolic than substantive. ...
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Illinois Editorial Roundup:
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Editorial: If we're not careful, we may end up extending our COVID fatigueAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - COVID fatigue. It's a phrase we keep hearing more and more as the crisis we once thought might last a few weeks winds into its fifth month with no sure end in sight. We'...
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Editorial: The search for the centerAug 01, 2020 2:00 pm - We've been feeling some wanderlust lately for a return to normal. That wishfulness sometimes grows so strong that it becomes an ache in our hearts. In fact, at times it ...