Editorials
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Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer best wishes for the holidaysDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - A good tidings zone The holiday season, no matter your religious views, is about sharing in the warmth of family and friends. Just imagine what it would be like to ...
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Editorial: Clearer laws, driver awareness needed for crosswalk safetyDec 20, 2017 10:00 pm - Think hard: Where in your neighborhood is there a zebra-striped crosswalk that allows pedestrians to cross the street apart from intersections? Can't picture any? That's...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Dec 20, 2017 6:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 18 The Washington Post on the Department of Health and Human services instructing some of its d...
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Editorial: Paying twice for conference asks too much of taxpayersDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - With all the money suburban governments spent to attend the Illinois Municipal League conference in Chicago, it might seem like small potatoes to look at what the state ...
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Editorial: We're intrigued by Ives' unit district proposalDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton is not the first candidate for governor to advocate consolidation of Illinois' record number of local governments. Her opponent in the ...
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Editorial: Township harassment probe shows need for outsider's credibilityDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - In some cases, conflicts of interest can occur in a somewhat gray area. In those cases, the best course of action is to always figure the perception is just as bad and d...
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Editorial: Trump fails to respond to Russia interferenceDec 16, 2017 1:00 pm - For months now, the country has been consumed with investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The day-after-day coverage of the investigat...
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The Soapbox: A Holocaust survivor in Mundelein, pool expansion in Arlington Heights, heroism in West Dundee and more.Dec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Moving message Mundelein High School students heard German-born Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan describe the terrors she faced as a 9-year-old concentrat...
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Editorial: Shared police social worker could be model ideaDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Good cops must have some social-work skills to be effective. Being a good listener, dispensing sound advice, knowing when to use patience or a firm hand to defuse tense ...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials