Editorials
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Oct 04, 2017 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Sept. 30 The New York Times on opioid addiction: Opioid addiction has developed such a powerful grip on ...
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Editorial: Harris joins growing list of departing legislatorsOct 03, 2017 11:00 pm - State Rep. David Harris, an Arlington Heights Republican, has become the latest suburban lawmaker to announce he's fed up with the decrepit condition of Illinois politic...
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Editorial: Public officials can't separate 'private' commentsOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Traci O'Neal Ellis apologized this week. You'll recall, she was the Elgin Area School District 46 board member who said on Facebook that the American flag represented "n...
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Editorial: We must find power in our outrage and sorrow to actOct 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Let's get the necessaries out of the way first. • Whatever his political or social affiliations turn out to be, the Las Vegas shooter was a minuscule blip in the populat...
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An editor's response to charges of fake newsOct 01, 2017 1:00 am - Getting it right. This is not such an easy thing. If you and I went to, say, the same piano recital and got together later with friends to talk about it, they'd probably...
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Editorial: Can we cherish both flag and right to protest?Sep 30, 2017 2:00 pm - In the debate that rages across the republic these days about the American flag, we find ourselves hearkening back to our dear friend and late columnist, the legendary J...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Sep 30, 2017 1:00 am - A safe call A hot topic for Major League Baseball is making protective netting mandatory at all ballparks from the outside of one dugout to the other. To repeat wha...
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Editorial: Cook County races should be about more than beverage taxSep 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle avoided a primary challenge Thursday when county Commissioner Richard Boykin announced he would run for re-election to his 1...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
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Editorial: No, for now, to tax-funded bridge in WheelingSep 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Tax increment financing can prime the pump for development in the suburbs, or it can be overused to the detriment of taxpayers. The idea behind TIFs is that new propert...