Editorials
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Editorial: Krauthammer and the lost era of respectful debateJun 23, 2018 2:00 pm - Political columnist Charles Krauthammer, who died with inspirational courage and utmost dignity Thursday, never equivocated in his commentaries. He expressed a staunchly...
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Editorial: Metra gets a lesson in need for customer serviceJun 22, 2018 1:00 am - There are few things as regular as the toilet flushing and the trains running on time - and few things as galling when they don't. So it's not surprising the uproar caus...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jun 20, 2018 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 18 The Washington Post on a report that longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone met with a Russian...
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Editorial: The unsettling residue of a welcome reversal of immigration policyJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - It took more than two months of images of tormented children and the prospect of a midterm election nightmare for the president to find his heart, but apparently he has ...
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Our view: Towns still need to approach video gambling with cautionJun 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Too much of a good thing? Better yet, a good thing at all? That's what community leaders are asking themselves in regards to video gambling. Those in towns that have all...
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Editorial: Supporting learning opportunities in untraditional placesJun 17, 2018 11:00 pm - There is no one-size-fits-all way to learn. Some people learn by listening, some by reading or watching. Others prefer to roll up their sleeves and learn on their own. T...
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A Father's Day editorial: Dads are a part of who we areJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - This editorial is reprinted from Father's Day, June 15, 2014, with a message as valid today as it was then. Fathers occupy a special place in our lives. Usually for good...
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A Father's Day Soapbox. Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts in honor of Dad.Jun 16, 2018 1:00 am - He's a travelin' man I'm lucky enough to still have my father - a man with endless curiosity, generosity and wanderlust, a great sense of humor, a determination to ...
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Editorial: Cooperation, not secession, is best for all of IllinoisJun 14, 2018 11:00 pm - There's another proposal on the table to split Illinois into two states - Cook County (or Cook County and the collars) versus everybody else. Like the others before it, ...
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Editorial: Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts?Jun 13, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers ...