Opinion Stories from August 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Park district’s done job; now it’s up to usAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - Following the recent tragic death on the path around Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights came up with a plan to prevent such occurrences in the future. Today, as I biked t...
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People step forward to help man who fellAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 3, my husband fell off a ladder onto the concrete driveway. I wish to thank the wonderful woman who saw him on the ground, stopped her car, and came to...
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This will only work if we all complyAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - Changes are being made to the path around Lake Arlington so cyclists and skaters are to move around the lake in a counterclockwise direction on the outside of the path w...
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Concert series the best in the ‘burbsAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - I would like to thank Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig B. Johnson, the Elk Grove Village trustees and the Elk Grove Village Park District for once again giving us, their re...
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Owning guns OK; concealing them isn’tAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Steve Quick’s letter (“Preserve the right to defend ourselves,” July 31) is replete with false assumptions. The vast majority of Americans don’t want to “live in a world...
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A ‘people’s contest’ for fair opportunityAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - With the Civil War raging, Abraham Lincoln addressed the U.S. Congress on July 4, 1861, and talked about the stakes involved: “This is essentially a people’s contest. O...
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Opinions in paper are what they claim to beAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - I was amused to see the letter by Mr. Gordon Fallowfield on Aug. 5 accusing the Daily Herald of being in “cahoots” with President Obama. Most of the letters printed are ...
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Safety is duty of motorcyclists, tooAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Whenever I see the slogan “Start seeing motorcycles” I think about the times I do see motorcycles. More often than not they are weaving recklessly through traffic on the...
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Give health care law a chance to workAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Give health care law a chance to work I sat watching a hearing from Congress recently about the Affordable Care Act on C-SPAN. As someone who has recently retired, ...
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Kudos for Roskam for student loan billAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - The recent debate in Congress over student loan interest rates is of particular interest to college students like myself. My friends and I wonder how soon we’ll be able ...
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