Editorials
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Let the debate over slots at Arlington Park beginApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - For years, we have heard out of Springfield various proposals to install slot machines at Arlington Park, regardless of the views of the village of Arlington Heights whe...
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The Saturday SoapboxApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Good luck to all: The voters have spoken. Low turnout notwithstanding, it’s now time to say thanks to all the new and returning members for ...
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Show our youth the upside of politicsApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board “As a father who loves his kids and wants them to be happy . . . it would not be my first choice for them to get into politics.” Not ...
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Would fewer races equal more voters?Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board In all of suburban Cook County, a bit more than 16 percent of 1.39 million registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. In DuPage C...
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Leave for grieving parents? Worth a lookApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Few events can be so devastating to a parent as the death of a child. For many, the process of grieving and recovering from such a loss can ...
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Prove the experts wrong and go voteApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - Last November, about half of the registered voters in the suburbs turned out for the high-profile election of a U.S. senator, congressmen and women and for governor and ...
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A summary of the Daily Herald's endorsements in local electionsApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for local municipal and school positions in the election Tuesday. Individual endorsement edit...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Keeping it transparent: Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is calling this year's process of redrawing political districts “more open th...
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Illinois needs to boost nuke safetyMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board First, a record earthquake, then a horrifying tsunami. Now, weeks after the disasters, the quite literal fallout of the Japanese nuclear pow...