Daily Herald Editorial Board
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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...
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Daily Herald opinion: Hunter Biden, Trump convictions unavoidably linked to each other in politics of justiceJun 12, 2024 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: So now, the son of a sitting United States president and an ex-president are each felons. The cases are unrelated, technically, but still connected as object lessons in the faith of the U.S. justice system.
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Daily Herald opinion: Keep politics to a minimum in clean-power transitionJun 10, 2024 2:30 pm - Nicor lost 38 customers last year who disconnected natural gas service and replaced it with all-electric service. The gas company added 11,000 new customers. It’s clear t...
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Daily Herald opinion: Judge offers Illinois Democrats a lesson on political integrity; they should take itJun 07, 2024 4:00 am - In many ways, the heavily partisan law passed hastily in the final week of the Illinois General Assembly blocking political parties from slating candidates after a primar...
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Daily Herald Opinion: D-Day veterans’ memories remind us of the price of victoryJun 06, 2024 4:00 am - Editor’s Note: On this 80th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy in World War II, we mark the occasion with this reprise of our reflections on the 70th anniversary...