Editorials
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Editorial: Assessor takes wrong approach to solving office disputeOct 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Ever had disagreeable co-workers who make coming to the office a chore? Or, have you been asked to help out with duties that are outside the scope of your normal job? Fo...
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Editorial: Let's forget Las Vegas killer's nameOct 07, 2017 2:00 pm - You will not find the name of the Las Vegas shooter in this editorial. In fact, unless we somehow slipped up, you're unlikely to find it anywhere in today's newspaper. A...
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Editorial: Safety and the value of advancing self-driving vehiclesOct 04, 2017 11:00 pm - Imagine a day when you could enjoy one more at your local watering hole, hop in your car worry-free and get home safely. Imagine a day when road rage is obsolete, or nea...
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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...