Editorials

		Daily Herald opinion: Sunset Pool incident shows urgent need for stronger security in public spaces Daily Herald opinion: What happened at Glen Ellyn’s Sunset Pool over the Fourth of July weekend wasn’t just a disturbance — it was a wake-up call.

		Daily Herald opinion: ‘Operational challenges’: Revenues still seem the priority even as red-light camera use declines Daily Herald opinion: Local officials praise red light cameras for safety, but public doubts real motive is money over safety. As revenues fall, towns now cutting back on cameras, citing hassles and lost money rather than impact on safety.

		Daily Herald opinion: The inspiration of ‘a pioneering spirit’: Stories like that of Gerry’s Cafe are indeed ‘captivating,’ but also something more It may indeed be that its “captivating story” helped earn Gerry’s Cafe a spot on the Illinois Made program of the state Office of Tourism. But the Arlington Heights shop ...

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Columns

		Looking sensibly at the State Department cuts Syndicated columnist Byron York: According to State Department documents, the total number of department employees has grown significantly over the years. After the addition of 22,874 employees, can a cut of 1,350 be “devastating"?

		A lesson on what journalism really does in a democracy Columnist Jim Slusher: If you think that the lesson of Sage Gilliland’s exposé at Prospect High School is that good journalism helps bend that famous “arc of the moral universe” toward justice, I have something a little different to suggest.

		Gavin Newsom as the Democrats' nominee in 2028? What's not to like? Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Gavin Newsom has White House ambitions, but his policies and French Laundry scandal make him unelectable nationally. Republicans will rejoice if he’s the Democratic nominee.

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