Daily Herald Editorial Board
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Daily Herald opinion: Who will debate our point? Social media is not designed for the thoughtful discourse traditional media has tried to fosterJul 12, 2024 4:00 am - For as long as we have published an Opinion page, print or digital, we have encouraged letters to the editor. We have seen this as part of our obligation to spur the civi...
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Daily Herald opinion: Remembering the Vietnam generationJul 10, 2024 5:00 am - Baby Boomers among us will be forgiven if they have a hard time thinking of the Vietnam era as “history.” The war ended in 1975, or 49 short years ago. In the minds of to...
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Daily Herald opinion: Supreme Court's self-described strict constructionist majority dangerously redefines the presidencyJul 01, 2024 8:01 pm - “When the president does it, that means it is not illegal, by definition.” — Richard Nixon to David Frost, 1977 Was former president Nixon saying in effect that U.S....
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Daily Herald opinion: Stay safe this Fourth of JulyJun 29, 2024 2:45 pm - Once again, it is that time of the year when the sound of pyrotechnics resounds through normally quiet suburban neighborhoods. With July 4 just days away, some folks are ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Love them or hate them, the great cicada craze has had people buzzingJun 27, 2024 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: There’s something interesting about a bug that is as patient, timely, determined and abundant as the 17-year cicada. The periodic visitor is both mysterious and enthralling, yet repulsive to so many.
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Daily Herald opinion: High court offers some protection on gun violenceJun 26, 2024 4:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court took a step last Friday toward acknowledging that the true best defense against a bad guy with a gun is to make sure a bad guy doesn’t get a gun in...
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois Republicans need a more centrist message, unity to regain relevancyJun 22, 2024 2:00 pm - Daily Herald opinion: With the resignation of Chairman Don Tracy, the Illinois Republican Party needs a new sense of unity and a renewal of the centrist values that once made it a powerhouse in suburban and Illinois politics.
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Daily Herald opinion: On stables, park board finding importance of getting information, input before making a decisionJun 18, 2024 11:45 pm - Among many curiosities in the wake of the Palatine Park District’s decision to close the publicly owned Palatine Stables is a statement generally saved until the conclusi...
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Daily Herald opinion: We all benefit from efforts to plant more treesJun 17, 2024 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: As we look out on our leafy streets, it may be surprising to hear that our region does not have as many trees as it should for the good of the environment, as well as our comfort and aesthetics.
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Daily Herald opinion: Dad and the memories he makesJun 15, 2024 1:13 pm - This Father’s Day remembrance is a lightly edited reprise of a message we published on June 21, 2015. Two months ago, one of those national surveys that seems to pop...