Editorials
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Editorial: The meaning of Earth Day nowApr 16, 2015 1:00 am - Remember those Earth Day celebrations of old? Crowds of people rallied for the cause, passing around giant inflatable Earth balls as well as petitions. The first one, ...
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Editorial: Welcome progress toward consensus on O'Hare noiseApr 15, 2015 1:00 am - "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." For residents living near O'Hare International Airport, adding noise to that Benjamin Frankli...
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Editorial: Legislation attacks addiction at its sourceApr 14, 2015 1:00 am - The best thing about an anti-heroin proposal that's been gaining some traction in the legislature may not be its direct impact on heroin abuse so much as its value in em...
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Editorial: Rauner's challenge to believe in an Illinois without corruptionApr 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Spend a little time with Bruce Rauner, and you sense fairly quickly at least part of the explanation for his success. The man believes, and he does so with such absolute...
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The SoapboxApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - Baby steps: With more than 6,000 units of government, Illinois easily has the most taxing bodies of any state in the nation. DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin...
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Editorial: Keep your pet safe from dangerous fluApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - Got a dog? Then you have a problem. Not the soiling-the-rug kind of problem but something much more serious - making sure you and your dog aren't carriers, or victims, ...
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Editorial: The unsatisfying faith in probability at the pollsApr 09, 2015 1:00 am - Within the science of probability, there is the notion that highly reliable conclusions can be drawn from very small sample sizes. Perhaps it is within that notion that ...
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Editorial: Keep P.E. mandatory in state's schoolsApr 08, 2015 1:00 am - Downers Grove Republican state Rep. Ron Sandack wants physical education to be an option rather than a requirement for public schools in Illinois. While we normally woul...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsements in local racesApr 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Endorsements in suburban school and municipal races
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Saturday Soapbox: COD, turn lanes, Rosemont cop shootingApr 04, 2015 1:00 am - The mood at COD: There is plenty of criticism of the College of DuPage board that is justifiable, as we have noted, but when does the constant barrage from the far ...