Editorials
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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 ...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jun 13, 2018 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 13 China Daily on relations between U.S. and China amid Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit ...
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Editorial: Skobel's life an inspiration on community spirit, determinationJun 12, 2018 11:00 pm - Anyone growing up in Mount Prospect in the '60s, '70s and '80s knew the name Sammy Skobel. And once they got a taste of his signature hot dogs, they'd come back to his r...
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Editorial: President's belligerence may have a cost for suburbs, IllinoisJun 10, 2018 11:00 pm - President Donald Trump's advisers say his combative talk during and after the G-7 summit was a necessary show of toughness on the eve of his meeting with North Korea's K...
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Editorial: Nod toward pension crisis is a start, but we need much moreJun 09, 2018 11:00 pm - There's room for debate over whether the fact that Illinois managed to get a budget on time this year merits all the back slapping being done by Republican and Democrati...
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The Soapbox: Working together in Wheeling, a DuPage golf course winner, a tasty toast in St. Charles and moreJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Hidden safety Now that we're finally into the warmer weather (fingers crossed), it's a good time for a friendly reminder to our suburbs near and far. Concerning tra...
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Editorial: Students' accomplishments that can't be measuredJun 07, 2018 11:00 pm - When the Daily Herald publishes the annual Academic Team, as we did on Wednesday, the limitations of space and expediency require that a lot of information about these e...