Editorials
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Editorial: An ode to the Paddock newspaper familySep 15, 2018 2:00 pm - When word went out Thursday that as part of the company's conversion into full employee ownership, the Paddock family is in the process of selling its 120-year interest ...
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Success with a turtle in DuPage County, a walking wonder in Woodstock, a bridge to somewhere in Wheeling and more.Sep 15, 2018 1:00 am - 'Powerful message The Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur begins at sundown Tuesday. The day of atonement is a time to reflect, to acknowledge personal faults, to pray fo...
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Editorial: Don't forget the real winners of VFW raffle - veteransSep 12, 2018 11:00 pm - So it begins. For the next several days, the frenzy at McHenry VFW Post 4600 will rise toward a crescendo next Tuesday, when a game that started in November 2016 will co...
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Editorial: User-based pay system will get Metra only so farSep 12, 2018 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, the Metra board gave its ridership the gift of a year off from fare hikes. Yet, board members bemoaned the financial situation Metra finds itself in and wo...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 11 Los Angeles Times on the departure of CBS Chairman Les Moonves: If the swift departure of C...
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Sep 11, 2018 1:00 am - Work to protect the four freedoms President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed four basic freedoms: Freedom of speech and religion. Freedom from want and fear. The U...
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Editorial: Kindergarten preparedness and long-term school successSep 10, 2018 11:00 pm - Some educators were quick to declare that a recent state study showing large numbers of Illinois children arrive at kindergarten unprepared demonstrates the need for mor...
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Editorial: Pill-collection boxes play role in fighting opioid crisisSep 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Open your medicine cabinet and bathroom closet and rummage around inside in search of prescription bottles and over-the-counter medications. Check the expiration dates. ...
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Editorial: Justice Department must operate free from political influenceSep 08, 2018 2:00 pm - It's not just a matter of political judgment that should deter President Donald Trump from his efforts to bend the U.S. Justice Department to his political will. It's a ...
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Editorial: A newspaper's role is to be a bridge to understandingSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - Today, we at the Daily Herald welcome a group of community leaders and concerned citizens invited to our headquarters by a civic organization called Bridge the Black/Whi...