Arlington Heights Opinion
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NW Fest Orchestra concert blew writer awayDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - Your recent story on the Northwest Festival Orchestra prompted me to attend their Nov. 24 concert at Harper College. After all, it was conveniently here in the Northwest...
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Let’s vote in leaders who care about AmericaDec 08, 2013 4:00 am - Delay the mandate, penalties, enrollment dates? Why delay something we already know is a monumental failure? Several very credible, independent and qualified experts ind...
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The SoapboxDec 07, 2013 4:00 am - Check those IDs: Given the problem of teen drinking, it’s disappointing to see so many Bartlett businesses failed a recent age check in which police used two 18-year-old...
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Don’t fall for campaign against ACADec 06, 2013 4:00 am - When I read the Fencepost letters it is all too common to see the same few names signed to letters attacking the Affordable Care Act. If you believe them, the ACA is a “...
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Lawmakers jumping to a vote too quicklyDec 02, 2013 4:26 pm - Dear General Assembly member: I am certain you are getting feedback about the “pension fix” that no one has time to adequately peruse. The “new” solutions that the desi...
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Get facts on Obama’s Gettysburg readingDec 01, 2013 4:00 am - After hearing all the GOP outrage regarding President Obama’s omission of “Under God” from his reading of the Gettysburg Address for a documentary by Ken Burns, I figure...
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Find the waste, fraud in food stamps programNov 29, 2013 4:00 am - The typhoon in the Philippines caused loss of life and a population left without shelter, food and water. The cartoonist in the Daily Herald on Nov. 20 equates this to w...
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Think out of the box when choosing giftsNov 25, 2013 4:00 am - As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with piles of cheaply produced goods — merchandise that is being prod...
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Health care law reins in the insurersNov 25, 2013 4:00 am - The Affordable Care Act solved three huge problems that people of all economic levels encountered. It does away with “pre-existing conditions.” It does away with “lifeti...
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Mt. Prospect Park District should rethink golf course rehabNov 25, 2013 4:00 am - I have lived at 1440 W. Blackhawk Drive next to the Number 3 fairway since 1991. I purchased the home because of the idyllic and scenic view that the MPGC provides. I’m ...