Daily Herald Editorial Board
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Daily Herald endorsement: Harris-Walz for leadership emphasizing optimism, determinationOct 06, 2024 7:56 am - We have made no secret of our opinion regarding the qualifications of Donald Trump for president of the United States. We repeatedly declared him unfit for the office bef...
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Daily Herald opinion: The race and the debate: Thankfully, it was civil, but it didn’t clear up a lot for undecidedsOct 04, 2024 4:00 am - It an interesting fact of politics that over the years, we have come to think of a political campaign in terms of a race. To be sure, there must be in every political con...
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Daily Herald opinion: Paying attention: Disciplined approach is fundamental to improving school sport safetyOct 01, 2024 4:00 am - In a story about football injuries we carried last Friday, the CEO of the National Federation of State High School Associations declared that tackle football is “probably...
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Daily Herald opinion: Time, still, will tell: Loyola study reinforces arguments that justice reform deserves chance to show its promiseSep 28, 2024 2:45 pm - Two weeks ago, supporters and opponents of Illinois' 2023 criminal justice reforms offered somewhat predictably mixed interpretations of the fairness of the new system af...
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Daily Herald opinion: A divisive moment averted: Plans to bring inflammatory speaker to suburbs would only have hurt Illinois GOPSep 25, 2024 4:00 am - It is hard to wrap our heads around the self-inflicted damage certain northern Illinois Republicans inflicted on themselves and their party in recent days by inviting a m...
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Daily Herald opinion: DuPage works to raise awareness about mental health, substance use treatmentSep 23, 2024 3:34 pm - During its inaugural Mental Health Summit held earlier this month, DuPage County sought to raise awareness about services and support systems for mental health and substance use treatment.
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Daily Herald opinion: Reducing doubts about recycling: Effort in Lake County provides some direction for dealing with disruptive complicationsSep 21, 2024 2:00 pm - In the halcyon early days of widespread community recycling programs, residents often were encouraged to toss nearly anything made of paper, cardboard or plastic into the...
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Daily Herald opinion: What we have here … Issue separating Kane, Aurora police is more than just failure to communicateSep 19, 2024 10:14 am - Whatever the communication problems between the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the Aurora Police Department, they will not be solved by political leaders trading blame ...
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Daily Herald opinion: A year later, cashless bail in Illinois is working, but tweaks are neededSep 18, 2024 4:00 am - When Illinois started cashless bail last year, critics of the legislation were easy to find and very vocal, even going to court to try and stop it. Only two of Illinois’ ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Impotent distractions: There is one sure means of reducing public violence; why won’t we adopt it?Sep 17, 2024 4:00 am - It seems unlikely that the individuals who have made attempts on the life of former President Donald Trump — or anyone susceptible to the temptation to try to kill a pres...