Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: The crisis facing Republicans after McCarthy's ouster doesn't affect GOP aloneOct 02, 2023 11:00 pm - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Before he was ousted Tuesday after 269 days at the helm of the U.S. House of Representati...
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Daily Herald opinion: Permanent relaxation of seniors' driving test requirement is reasonable, safeSep 29, 2023 11:00 pm - This article has been modified to correct language that incorrectly suggested the age for a mandatory driver's test was previously 79. The previously established age...
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Daily Herald opinion: Series of news conferences emphasizes importance of standing up for integrity of the systemSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Among the most damaging results of the bitter political divisiveness that has split Ameri...
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Daily Herald opinion: It hurts more to lose some businesses than others, but towns have to find ways to adaptSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. If you've lived in the suburbs for the past 20-plus years, you've probably celebrated mil...
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Daily Herald opinion: New owners could bring welcome resurgence to former Indian Lakes ResortSep 26, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. There was a time when Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale and Pheasant Run Resort in St. ...
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Daily Herald opinion: If this is what the Supreme Court calls 'due diligence' on ethics, it's clearly not enoughSep 23, 2023 1:00 pm - Is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an ethically challenged outlier on the court or just an easy target? It's hard to answer that question because the court ha...
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Daily Herald opinion: There must be a better way to govern than these repeated financial crisesSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Is there anyone in America who is not bone weary of the seemingly regular brinkmanship ov...
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Daily Herald opinion: Now that it's here, 'cashless bail' needs careful scrutiny to see that it meets its goalsSep 20, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Daily Herald staff writers Barbara Vitello and Susan Sarkauskas monitored the first day o...
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Daily Herald opinion: Swatting calls take terrible toll - emotionally and financiallySep 19, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. The threats arrive by phone, email, even in online chats. They speak of someone with a gu...
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Daily Herald opinion: Restructuring, efficiency must be first consideration in solving RTA crisisSep 16, 2023 11:00 pm - A major planning group's recommendations regarding the impending financial crisis facing public transportation in the Chicago area carry a similarly revenue-heavy focus ...