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Daily Herald opinion: Vaccines a key part of the back-to-school checklist

Daily Herald opinion: Vaccines a key part of the back-to-school checklist

Daily Herald opinion: Setting politics aside, vaccination offers important protections, as well as valuable health and history lessons.

 
Daily Herald opinion: Despite encouraging recent comments, movement on Bears project doesn’t feel promising

Daily Herald opinion: Despite encouraging recent comments, movement on Bears project doesn’t feel promising

Pocketbook-conscious taxpayers can take heart in Gov. JB Pritzker’s observation Monday in Wheeling that as a business, the Chicago Bears “seem to be doing OK for themselv...

 
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Daily Herald opinion: Summer’s simple joys can be the best prep for a meaningful school year ahead

Daily Herald opinion: Summer’s simple joys can be the best prep for a meaningful school year ahead

As summer ends, kids feel both excitement and nostalgia. The lessons learned during summer can help them succeed in the new school year. We hope students embrace curiosity and kindness for a great year ahead.

 

Letters to the Editor

Terrorism in Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu is intentionally starving an entire population of people (women, men, children and babies), murdering those seeking food, killing thousands of women, c...

 

Show innovation, reject contract

On Tuesday, Aug. 19, the Naperville City Council will vote whether to renew a power supply contract years earlier than required, and lock in use of dirty coal for decades...

 
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The troubling impacts to come from ‘big bill’

While there i’s so much to be concerned about in the recent news, I want to remember for myself and remind others of the ramification of the big bill that was passed last...

 

Columns

Learning from America's immigrant past

Learning from America's immigrant past

Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: When debating current issues, it's helpful to avoid inaccurate depictions of past policy, especially on immigration, in which both opponents and advocates of President Donald Trump's policies have views based on not altogether accurate renditions of the past.

 
More things that don’t compute amid Gaza’s misery

More things that don’t compute amid Gaza’s misery

Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: Common criticisms of Israel's actions in Gaza fail to provide coherent alternatives or account for Hamas' role, and the narrative absolving Hamas while indicting Israel does not hold up to scrutiny.

 
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The 'roving patrols'

The 'roving patrols'

Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: On Aug. 1, a three-judge appellate court upheld a court order limiting the authority of ICE ‘roving patrols.’ That didn't stop the Trump administration from blatantly violating it last week,

 

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