Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Tell us why we can hope: As Democrats gather in Chicago, their true challenge is not so different from that of the GOPAug 17, 2024 2:00 pm - Last June, we had sharp words for Illinois Republicans with the departure of the state party’s chairman. Unity, we urged them a month ahead of the national party’s conven...
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Daily Herald opinion: Monument recognizing 1908 Springfield Race Riot an important way to remember a dark chapter in historyAug 15, 2024 6:30 pm - Today, on the 116th anniversary of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot, President Joe Biden will announce a national monument to mark that dark chapter in Illinois’ history. I...
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Daily Herald opinion: Requiem for Ribfest: A jewel among suburban celebrations is gone, but its spirit will live onAug 14, 2024 4:00 am - Beloved traditions do not fade easily or painlessly. Sometimes, they may not truly fade at all. Many suburban residents, especially in DuPage County, likely well remember...
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Daily Herald opinion: Patience could pay off for forest preserveAug 12, 2024 6:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is making another attempt to acquire a horse boarding farm near Wheaton. But this time, district officials did not try to force the sale and instead waited for the family to restart negotiations.
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Daily Herald opinion: Nixon's advice: A half century later, what lessons are we to take from the only presidential resignation in history?Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm - Friday marked the half century anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation. Fifty years ago, a distance of almost a lifetime. Those of us who witnessed it then in the flow...
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Daily Herald opinion: Jeff Award nominations remind us of the bounty, and resiliency, of suburban theaterAug 08, 2024 4:00 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble has seen its share of drama over nearly four decades — on stage and off. Ten years ago, its future looked dim. Citing financial reasons, the Coll...
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Daily Herald opinion: A thoughtful, measured approach is the right way to discuss cellphone bans in schoolsAug 07, 2024 4:00 am - Parents, this is your heads up — the conversation surrounding cellphones in classrooms is probably coming to a school near you. If you read reporter Alicia Fabbre’s artic...
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Daily Herald opinion: As consumers of information, we have a duty to challenge claims that seem too boldAug 03, 2024 1:52 pm - A couple weeks ago, we noticed that a former state senator from the suburbs shared a Celebrity Updates post on Facebook declaring that ABC had signed conservative persona...
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Daily Herald opinion: It’s not just on the open highway where excessive speed killsAug 02, 2024 4:00 am - We’ve been hearing the statistics for years: Speeding kills. As reporter Marni Pyke told us on Monday, just last year 1,214 people were killed in Illinois vehicle crashes...
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Daily Herald opinion: Two distinct events on the Chain add emphasis to need for boating safetyJul 31, 2024 4:00 am - There is an inescapable irony in the launches of two very different operations on the Chain O’ Lakes this week. One is the dedication Tuesday of a new Lake County Sheriff...