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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Leave it to the professionals’: When it comes to fireworks, be safe, be courteous, avoid punishment

Daily Herald opinion: ‘Leave it to the professionals’: When it comes to fireworks, be safe, be courteous, avoid punishment

Daily Herald opinion: Illegal fireworks on July 4th can cause serious injuries and deaths. Police in Elgin and Aurora will fine people $1000 for using them, so attend public fireworks displays instead.

 
Daily Herald opinion: The obliteration debate: It's natural to rush to judgment, but we won't know the impact of the attack on Iran until history unfolds

Daily Herald opinion: The obliteration debate: It's natural to rush to judgment, but we won't know the impact of the attack on Iran until history unfolds

Daily Herald opinion: As with Pearl Harbor, Vietnam and many events have shown, the success or failure of an action often can’t be known until well after it has occurred. In that sense, we should reserve judgment about the success or the failure of the Iran attacks until much more about them is known.

 
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Daily Herald opinion: Valuable regulations: State and local actions will help ensure that e-bikes are safe as well as fun

Daily Herald opinion: Valuable regulations: State and local actions will help ensure that e-bikes are safe as well as fun

Daily Herald opinion: Amid the growing popularity of electric bicycles, we are seeing dangerous misuses and increased safety risks. Strong local ordinances and common-sense operation by riders will help ensure the vehicles are welcome additions to streets and recreation areas.

 

Letters to the Editor

Children seeking asylum trapped in legal limbo

It’s hard to imagine the gravity of threats to a child that would force parents to send one off alone to seek protection in another country, but that’s what happens thous...

 

Be realistic on transit

Lately I’ve had the privilege of riding Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest train from Des Plaines to the Ogilvie center in Chicago and back. “So how’s ridership?” I asked a ...

 
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Act now to influence Senate on budget

16,600 additional, preventable deaths could happen each year because of the Republican House budget proposal, according to an analysis by researchers in the Annals of Int...

 

Columns

This is no time to be abandoned by courts

This is no time to be abandoned by courts

Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:

 
Taking pride in government that truly represents all

Taking pride in government that truly represents all

Guest columnist Kevin B. Morrison: Our governments have made progress in including members who are LGBTQ+, but more is still needed for full equality

 
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The Barista proletariat wins in New York

The Barista proletariat wins in New York

Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:

 

Cartoons

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