Articles filed under Opinion
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Advice for the younger generationOct 05, 2026 9:29 am - Life should be relevant, not random. We struggle to make sense of what happens around us and to turn experience into meaning. We are often told that the purpose of life i...
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There are five political 'parties'Oct 05, 2026 9:29 am - Thursday's Daily Herald has a letter stating that Democrats want to defund the police. That group is in reality the democratic socialists, who are a sect unto themselves ...
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So many abbreviationsOct 05, 2026 9:26 am - The current president has brought us MASA, MAWA, MMRA, MMKA and MADRA. Those would be: “Make America Sick Again,” “Make America White Again,” “Make Me Rich Again,” “Make ...
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Consider EVs or plug-in hybridsOct 05, 2026 9:25 am - Tired of high gas prices? Here’s an idea you might want to consider — try an electric car or a plug-in hybrid. Concerned about cost? They might cost a bit more upfront, b...
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Democrats' plans for investigationsOct 05, 2026 9:25 am - A front-page article in Sunday's Daily Herald stated that the Democrats, should they win the House majority in the midterms, are planning to go after all of the miscreant...
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Oh, for candidates who would keep their promisesOct 05, 2026 9:24 am - I do enjoy these pre-election days. We all are subjected to candidates and their promises. These politicians tell us that they are going to lower real estate taxes. How t...
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Senator puts corporate donors firstOct 05, 2026 9:22 am - At a time when our community is debating the strain that data centers could place on our local resources and residents in Hawthorn Woods have been struggling with the pri...
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Today’s editorial cartoonOct 04, 2026 11:35 am -
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District 214 superintendent's askOct 04, 2026 4:00 am - The opinion piece in the Sept. 27 Daily Herald by High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe is the latest effort in the district’s campaign to tout the $295 mill...
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Be informed and head to the pollsOct 04, 2026 4:00 am - In the 2022 midterms, only 54% of eligible voters in the Midwest voted. The League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Barrington and Schaumburg Areas (LWVPA), which has a m...