Editorials
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Editorial: Help us find beneficiaries for the Believe ProjectNov 25, 2018 12:00 am - As Managing Editor Jim Baumann explained in an article during National Newspaper Week in October, the Daily Herald's involvement with the Believe Project “started on a w...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Nov 24, 2018 12:00 am - Off on the right foot As Democrat J.B. Pritzker heads to Springfield it's nice to see him bring some Republicans on board. Former Gov. Jim Edgar is on the transitio...
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Editorial: Remember the value, joys of shopping locally for holidaysNov 23, 2018 12:00 am - Wipe that cranberry sauce off your chin and find a way to propel yourself out of your easy chair. You have work to do today. It's Black Friday. Thanksgiving is all over ...
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Thanksgiving editorial: Gratitude is the key to a happy lifeNov 22, 2018 12:00 am - (Today's editorial is edited from a Thanksgiving message first published November 27, 2014.) We all know people who tend to see the sorrows but seldom the joys, who tend...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Nov 21, 2018 6:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 20 The Washington Post on President Trump's statement regarding journalist Jamal Khashoggi: Pre...
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Editorial: 'Standing with Saudi Arabia' and without American principlesNov 19, 2018 10:00 pm - In a policy statement stunning for its proud lack of principle, President Donald Trump Tuesday declared that "standing with Saudi Arabia" is an American priority apparen...
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Editorial: Don't ignore mandatory child abuse reporting lawNov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon is ticked off and we don't blame him. The reason for McMahon's ire is the arrest of a principal and a teacher for violating the ...
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Editorial: Local elections need citizen candidatesNov 17, 2018 1:00 pm - During the 2017 local election campaigns, the lack of participation seemed glaring, so we did an analysis to see how bad it was. It turned out that only 30 percent of th...
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Editorial: Use this opportunity to legislate car-sharing rightNov 14, 2018 10:00 pm - Back in August, we urged the state legislature to deep-six a bill that put heavy restrictions on upstart peer-to-peer ride sharing companies. We argued that while of cou...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials