Editorials
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jun 26, 2019 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 26 The San Francisco Chronicle on a photo showing the death of a migrant and his daughter who w...
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Editorial: Suburbs need to plan ahead if tariffs send fireworks prices soaringJun 25, 2019 11:00 pm - NOTE: This editorial has been updated to correct that Kevin Myers is superintendent of Mundelein High School District 120. Suburban fireworks leading up to July 4 -...
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Editorial: An encouraging trial of leadership sharing at schoolsJun 24, 2019 11:00 pm - It's encouraging to see leadership sharing about to get underway at two districts
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Editorial: West Chicago High School's desecration of memorialJun 22, 2019 2:00 pm - Progress is part of the natural order of things. The landscape changes continually and almost inevitably. But sensitivity ought to be part of the natural order, too. By ...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Jun 22, 2019 1:00 am - The Longest Day Yesterday - the summer solstice - was the longest day of 2019 and also the day when people across the world participated in fundraising for the Alz...
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Editorial: More elections are not the answerJun 19, 2019 11:00 pm - John D'Astice is a good man with a bad idea. D'Astice, a Rolling Meadows alderman, lost the race for Rolling Meadows mayor in April, finishing second among four candidat...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
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Editorial: Rehab agency deserves fair hearing for proposed Itasca facilityJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - We spoke in favor of a nonprofit group's proposal 18 months ago to open a drug and alcohol treatment center in Wheaton, but its rejection in the face of community opposi...
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Editorial: Communities should remain steadfast in resisting lures of retail potJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Suburban communities have some decisions to make regarding the coming recreational marijuana market, and, for good or, mostly, ill, they have some prior experience to lo...
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Editorial: Hopefully, tougher penalties will 'make a dent' in distracted drivingJun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - It's hard to believe it already has been five years since Illinois instituted a law banning drivers from using of a hand-held cellphone. That's not just because time fli...