Editorials
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Editorial: Seek out our suburbs' history right under your noseNov 09, 2015 1:00 pm - Imagine the place you call home before there was a Walgreens on every corner, before a McDonald's was never more than a brief hunger pang away. When Indians camped along...
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The Soapbox: Judging Kane and GliniewiczNov 07, 2015 12:00 am - The rush to judgment: We all thought that Lt. Joe Gliniewicz was a hero. And that Patrick Kane was a villain. What's the lesson we all should learn? Like fathe...
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Editorial: Remembering Hosea Paddock, the founding father of the Daily HeraldNov 06, 2015 10:00 pm - On the Tuesday before he died, Hosea C. Paddock, then 83, put in a day at work as he always had. On the Wednesday, he again made his way toward the office, but was turne...
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Editorial: Fox Lake should seek an outside investigation of policeNov 04, 2015 10:00 pm - It's time for Fox Lake to admit it needs some help. As became clear Wednesday, Fox Lake City Administrator Anne Marrin has done her job and more. She persisted with her ...
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Editorial: 'The ultimate betrayal' and the distinction between fact, rightNov 03, 2015 10:00 pm - At the start of a news conference announcing shocking details uncovered in the two-month investigation into the death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, t...
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Editorial: Suburban schools take necessary step in heroin battleNov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - It's taken some time, but the shift in attitudes toward combating the suburban heroin epidemic has taken hold. And nowhere is that more evident than in our high schools,...
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Editorial: Stevenson's move to later start time a local test caseNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The toughest part about change often is finding someone to be first. On the issue of pushing school start times back later in the morning to be more in line with identif...
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The Soapbox: Courage, community and ironyOct 31, 2015 1:00 am - Progress: The condition of the Cook County medical examiner's office was a scandal three years ago when county board President Toni Preckwinkle brought in Dr. Step...
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Editorial: Let's not kid ourselves about what Illinois school report cards sayOct 30, 2015 11:00 pm - It is difficult to draw any sort of detailed conclusions from the latest release of the state school report cards. The results so far are so fragmented that it's hard to...
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Editorial: PARCC school tests need standards for delivering resultsOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - Standardized testing reform took another stumbling step out of the blocks today with the release of demographic data pertaining to Illinois school students. Would that w...