Articles filed under Opinion
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Daily Herald opinion: No time like the present: Voting early just got easier; do it at your convenience — but do itOct 21, 2024 2:45 pm - With more early voting sites available in the suburbs, we all should try to take the opportunity to vote as soon as we can, this Daily Herald editorial states.
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Endorsement: Blair-Sherlock for Illinois House District 46Oct 21, 2024 9:41 am - The race to decide who will represent the Illinois House District 46 seat is a rematch of the contest that Diane Blair-Sherlock won in 2022. But now the Villa Park Democr...
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Matching politics to religious valuesOct 21, 2024 4:00 am - I was raised in an Evangelical church. One song I clearly remember from Sunday school goes like this: ”Red and Yellow, black or white they are precious in his sight. Jes...
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Insult to AmericaOct 21, 2024 4:00 am - When a candidate amps up his loyalists with racist, anti-immigration rhetoric, I’m reminded of the George Wallace-inspired hate-speak only 60 or so years ago. Gross and f...
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A timely ‘Twilight Zone’ ironyOct 21, 2024 4:00 am - Our Covid-19 lockdown had an eerie “Twilight Zone” feel to it. Now, I’m leaning into the 1959-1964 TV series to explain another modern phenomenon: Trumpism. I’ve wondered...
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Legislation will help fight climate changeOct 21, 2024 4:00 am - This opinion is based upon three facts: the known reserves for oil and natural gas are projected to be depleted in 50 years; climate change is real; and man’s use of foss...
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Compare Swift to activist billionairesOct 21, 2024 4:00 am - Response to Don Lass’s letter of Sept. 23: What has Donald Trump donated, who says he is so rich? His rallies have left some cities, unpaid. Let’s compare multibillionair...
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Reps should do what constituents wantOct 21, 2024 4:00 am - Republican state Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro is doing the correct thing by voting for what her constituents want done. The newcomer who is challenging her, Maria Vessey, is ...
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No group should dictate religious beliefsOct 21, 2024 4:00 am - Recently there have been several letters to the Herald expressing the need for the return to God and the Bible. These letter writers state that the problems in America ar...
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Incumbent has helped on property taxesOct 21, 2024 4:00 am - As a senior and the wife of a veteran, I appreciate all of the efforts that my State Representative Nabeela Syed has put into helping to reduce our property taxes. Since ...