Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Summer’s simple joys can be the best prep for a meaningful school year aheadAug 12, 2025 4:00 am - As summer ends, kids feel both excitement and nostalgia. The lessons learned during summer can help them succeed in the new school year. We hope students embrace curiosity and kindness for a great year ahead.
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Daily Herald opinion: The legacy of John Hersey: We in the suburbs should be proud that one of our schools carries ‘Hiroshima’ author’s nameAug 10, 2025 4:15 am - Daily Herald opinion: On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima, we remember John Hersey, the journalist and author who showed the world the true cost of the atomic bomb.
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Daily Herald opinion: Too much to ask: Illinois officials, please keep our voter data privateAug 07, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: In the face of a Trump administration request for sensitive voter registrations data, state officials should keep Illinoisans’ records private to the best of their ability.
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Daily Herald opinion: Political power plays: As Texas redistricting farce unfolds in the suburbs, we need focus on national map reformAug 06, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The Texas redistricting plan is playing out now in the suburbs. And voters are the ones who will lose out.
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Daily Herald opinion: National Night Out builds connections between neighbors and first respondersAug 05, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: This week, cities and villages throughout the suburbs are hosting events for National Night Out. It's an opportunity for us to connect with first responders and our neighbors.
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Daily Herald opinion: Karma and EPA policy: Local weather conditions add worrisome irony to proposed regulation rollbackAug 02, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Using an arguable economic connection to a questionable notion about bankruptcy in order to justify EPA deregulation that will make our nation and our world less livable is something to condemn, not celebrate
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Daily Herald opinion: A day to remember: 40 years ago, Arlington Park fire reduced track to ruins — before a remarkable rebirthAug 01, 2025 4:00 am - Anyone new to the area might have a hard time grasping what Arlington Park once meant to the Northwest suburbs. And surely, they could not imagine the impact the 1985 fir...
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Daily Herald opinion: Respect. One word summed up how Ryne Sandberg approached the game of baseballJul 29, 2025 4:00 pm - Respect. Almost 20 years to the day that Ryne Sandberg delivered one of the most memorable Baseball Hall of Fame induction speeches, we’re left with nothing but respect f...
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Daily Herald opinion: Another survey shows shortcomings in rollout of media literacy instructionJul 28, 2025 8:37 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Illinois passed a law in 2021 requiring media literacy in K-12 schools, but implementation has been inconsistent. Clearer guidelines and more teacher training are needed to ensure students learn critical thinking skills.
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Daily Herald opinion: Keeping the ‘community’ in community health a challengeJul 27, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The closing of the maternity ward at Ascension Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village is a loss for the community.