Editorials
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Editorial: 'Scenic parkways' might be the road extensions of the futureJul 07, 2019 11:00 pm - With an expansion of Algonquin Road through the Barrington area all be certain in the next few years, Barrington Hills is urging a different approach, and we hope the Il...
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Editorial: Stephens courts trouble serving as both lawmaker, Rosemont mayorJul 06, 2019 2:00 pm - The Daily Herald has long taken a dim view of politicians - even some whom we've liked very much - who undertake to serve in more than one elected position simultaneousl...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Jul 06, 2019 1:00 am - Somebody wasn't thinking The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance illustrated the dangers of fireworks by lighting up a sparkler that set fire to a wooden dummy and its T...
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Editorial: It's time to put an end to leaf burningJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - Let's start by stipulating that the way things were done when we were kids isn't necessarily the way things should be done today. We're talking about leaf-burning, and t...
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Editorial: An Independence Day celebration of freedom for allJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - Today's editorial, with some slight modification, was first published on July 4, 2014: John Adams, an imperfect but reverent statesman, is one of our favorite Founding F...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jul 03, 2019 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ July 3 The Chicago Tribune on the two deaths that one family hopes will spark a conversation: Like t...
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Editorial: Departing Harper president showed how community college can change the worldJul 01, 2019 5:00 pm - Kenneth L. Ender, now president emeritus of Harper College in Palatine after stepping down last week as president, has to have a good sense for business or he never woul...
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Editorial: Court's gerrymandering decision lets the people downJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - We all tend to think we live in a republic built around democratic principles, with a government, as Abraham Lincoln said, "of the people, by the people, for the people....
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Editorial: RememberingJun 28, 2019 1:00 am - A year ago today, a gunman opened fire in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette newspaper of Annapolis, Maryland. Five people were killed and at least one seriously wounde...
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Editorial: Unilateral decision making is the issue in demise of Civil War DaysJun 26, 2019 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District is embroiled in controversy over cancellation of its annual Civil War Days, which resulted in the end of the popular 27-year eve...