Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Two leadership portraits: Utah governor’s plea provides a rebuke to violent partisanshipSep 14, 2025 9:45 am - Daily Herald opinion: Americans should take special note of the stark contrast between President Trump's inflammatory rhetoric appearing to condone right-wing violence and the Utah governor's plea for unity and break from divisive rhetoric.
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Daily Herald opinion: The too-frequent, illusive obvious: In wake of horrific killing, we cannot let ‘the extremes pull the rest of us over the edge’Sep 11, 2025 4:12 pm - What does one say when the only things that can be said are obvious? That the murder of a young political activist in his prime is horrifying and unacceptable. T...
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Daily Herald opinion: Before the case grows cold: New law should help identify and find missing persons while trail is warmSep 10, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The Missing Persons Identification Act will help find missing people faster by requiring police to take immediate action like entering data and fingerprints into systems when someone vanishes.
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Daily Herald opinion: Hope and help: Challenging time for food pantries must be met with actionSep 08, 2025 3:47 pm - Daily Herald opinion: In challenging times for food pantries and struggling familes, those who can help need to step up.
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Daily Herald opinion: Crazy comes to health: Sadly, the polarized insanity of our politics has now spread onto our doctors' doorstepsSep 06, 2025 2:00 pm - Daily Herald opinion: As vaccines eradicated dreaded diseases like polio, today's polarization spreads distrust of a critical medical tool, risking millions of lives. Politics should not outweigh public health.
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Daily Herald opinion: Planning and prevention: A safety feature kept a plane overshooting the runway in Wheeling from turning into a tragedySep 06, 2025 2:00 pm - An incident involving a plane overshooting a runway at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling could have ended very differently Wednesday, given its midday timing and how ...
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Daily Herald opinion: The question of mission: Trump’s insistence on sending Guard here is plagued by lack of a planSep 03, 2025 10:22 am - Daily Herald opinion: Trump's plan to send troops to Chicago just hit a massive legal roadblock. But he vows the operation is still on, despite lacking a clear objective or details on how it will work.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘It’s just really unfortunate’: DuPage County clerk should provide serious transparency on proposed budgetSep 01, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek should put her differences with the county board aside and attend a public meeting to present her office’s proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year.
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A Labor Day tribute to remember: COVID is five years behind us, but contributions of essential workers remain specialAug 31, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: At the height of the pandemic, we all took pains to honor the special sacrifices of our essential workers during a crisis. Five years later, it seems fitting to remember not only their efforts of that time, but the continuing role they play in keeping our communities comfortable, safe and healthy. As a reminder, the following editorial is a lightly edited, updated reprise of the editorial we published on Sept. 5, 2020.
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Daily Herald opinion: Promises kept: Unique Wheaton band concert a powerful ode to friendship and the power of musicAug 29, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: A noted conductor’s promise to conduct the Wheaton Municipal Band when he turned 100 was kept, thanks to the power of music, friendship, commitment and creativity.