Editorials
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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...
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Our Father's Day editorial: What words describe your dad?Jun 15, 2019 2:00 pm - We hope you find meaning in our annual Father's Day editorial. It is republished from June 15, 2014. Fathers occupy a special place in our lives. Usually for good but s...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors reflect on fatherhood and lessons from DadJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - In advance of Father's Day, Daily Herald editors are using today's Soapbox to offer some brief thoughts on their dads and fatherhood. My dad taught me a lot, but two thi...
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Editorial: Nursing master's degree a valuable addition at HarperJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - Student loan borrowers in the U.S. today owe a whopping $1.6 trillion. Those who took on debt to earn a bachelor's degree in 2017 left school with an average of $28,650 ...
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Editorial: District 118 must explain details behind student settlement paymentJun 12, 2019 11:00 pm - In paying a $22,500 settlement to a student's family, Wauconda Area Unit District 118 officials have put the community's trust on the line. Taxpayer money was spent on t...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jun 12, 2019 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 11 The Wall Street Journal on Democratic state Attorneys General suing to block T-Mobile's merg...
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Editorial: 'Pork' and the matter of trust in Illinois spendingJun 11, 2019 11:00 pm - "Pork," as in legislative largesse, isn't always bad government, but it certainly can make a bad first impression. Like $300,000 for dog parks. Or $250,000 to refurbish ...
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Editorial: Tony wins for Chicago debuts a glorious reminder of local theaterJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Watching the Tony Awards Sunday night might have made theater lovers outside of New York a little envious - and even tempted a few to book a getaway to catch "Hadestown"...
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Editorial: A backslide on curtailing public pension costsJun 08, 2019 2:00 pm - Fourteen years ago, lawmakers saw a problem: Union contracts across the state specified big automatic pay raises for schoolteachers and administrators in the last years ...