Arlington Heights Opinion
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The SoapboxJan 18, 2014 4:00 am - Missed opportunity: Lori Price, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 board president, says the number of applicants for the superintendent’s post being vacated by Kathy Birk...
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Voting GOP? Be careful what you wish forJan 17, 2014 4:00 am - It never ceases to amaze me that there are folks like the writer of a letter debunking the Affordable Care Act as a means to destroy the middle class that is a fallacy a...
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Editorial: An election system set up to help incumbentsJan 13, 2014 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield got a pass in the Democratic primary in the 10th Congressional District Thursday when Arlene Hickory of Lake Bluff got knocked off ...
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Store manager starts her new year off rightJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Yesterday, New Year’s Eve Day, while returning from a luncheon, my carpool rider and I began discussing our family’s New Year’s Day traditions. In my family, we always m...
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It wasn’t just weather than killed peacockJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - The incident reported in the Jan. 9 article regarding the peacock that escaped into the cold and later died of its injuries is referred to by park district director Tom ...
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The SoapboxJan 11, 2014 9:14 am - New to our weather lexicon: Just when we thought we had encountered every possible weather phenomenon — this is the Chicago area, after all — on Friday we were treated t...
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Something was wrong with this pictureJan 10, 2014 4:00 am - The large picture in the top half of the Jan. 1 front page, I’m certain, was meant to convey the snowy and extremely cold conditions many of my friends and neighbors had...
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Private-sector workers get the raw dealJan 06, 2014 4:00 am - There is a great deal of argument over pension reform. The most recent highlights an increase in the federal contribution rate federal workers must carry. The one thing ...
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Primary election deserves more news spaceJan 03, 2014 4:00 am - I totally agree with your Dec. 6 editorial on the importance of voters getting involved in the March primary election. A turnout of 25 percent or less is shameful. I’ve...
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Put an end to gerrymanderingDec 31, 2013 4:00 am - Thank you for finally shedding some much-needed light on the redistricting mess. A foolproof solution to this problem would be a very simple amendment to the Illinois Co...