Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Music as a valuable tool for learningFeb 10, 2023 12:00 am - How many representatives and senators in Springfield and Washington, D.C., got their first taste of the legislative process from a cartoon scroll singing about it on Sat...
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Daily Herald opinion: $5 million grant shows slow progress toward safer transportationFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - The Chicago region last week was awarded a $5 million grant aimed at making streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. It was money pursued by the Chicago Metropolitan ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Wisconsin race showing how politics contaminate process of selecting judgesFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - In one element of a December year-end editorial series on elections, we focused on the need for a better way to select judges than through elections. We cited among our ...
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Daily Herald opinion: American Heart Month is a fitting time for CPR, AED trainingFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - The power to save a life can be in your hands
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Daily Herald opinion: State seeing welcome financial trends, but caution is still warrantedFeb 05, 2023 12:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board In recent years, Illinoisans have become accustomed to bad news on the state's f...
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The Soapbox: Brief comments from Daily Herald editors on topics of interest to the suburbs.Feb 04, 2023 12:00 am - This week's clippable quote "You can never forget the past unless you face up to it." - Author Fan Wu Good riddance to that cloudy month WGN's Tom Skilling rep...
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Daily Herald opinion: We need more women to inspire girls to take on STEM careersFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - As our economy continues to shift toward more jobs in the interconnected fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), a disparity remains in the nu...
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Daily Herald opinion: Solution to wrong-way drivers linked to other issues, but awareness can helpFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - It is particularly frustrating to encounter a growing societal problem and learn there are almost no constructive responses to address it. Yet, that is where we find our...
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Daily Herald opinion: Clarity and common sense casualties of DuPage debate over new gun banFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - The back and forth between DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and county officials upset about his stance on Illinois' new high-powered weapons ban turned into quite ...
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Environmental cleanup nears completion in West ChicagoJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - West Chicago leaders have said they look forward to the day when the city isn't associated with the word "thorium." Only time will tell if that happens. But seven years ...