Arlington Heights Opinion
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The alluring, but unfinished, saga of Cook County budgetOct 17, 2013 5:00 am - The story of the 2014 Cook County budget, unveiled last week by county board President Toni Preckwinkle, sounds very alluring today but may not be entirely evident until...
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GOP frequently has candidate forumsOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - I wish to correct the record regarding (Elk Grove Township GOP committeeman) candidate (Scott) Lietzow’s pronouncement that “If I hadn’t decided to run, the township wou...
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Preckwinkle committed to working with allOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - I was disappointed by the way the Daily Herald characterized my position — writing that my “efforts to reduce the county’s jail population and save taxpayers millions of...
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Perplexed by run for twp. committeemanOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - While I respect every individual’s right to run for any public office and, in fact, believe we as a country would benefit from a broader involvement by the everday citiz...
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Things civics class never taught meOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - As the events in Washington unfold and the federal shutdown continues, I have to wonder why back when I was in school my history and civics teachers never told me how th...
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A reminder for the presidentOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Mr. President: The only difference between “run” the country and “ruin” the country is “I.” Helen Downie Arlington Heights ...
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The SoapboxOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Budgetary perspective in Elgin: Elgin city councilmen are not sure about eliminating business license fees because they worry about losing revenue. The fees are projecte...
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Shutdown shows mixed-up prioritiesOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - How is it in a trillion-dollar budget the Obama administration cannot find sufficient funds to keep open the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., and the American ...
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America is no superhero to worldOct 09, 2013 5:00 am - I have read that the United States sees itself as Superman while the rest of the world sees it as Batman. When bad things happen, the world expects the U.S. to intervene...
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Let’s take missing seniors seriouslyOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Just recently a good man went out to pick up some chicken in Palatine and got lost. Gene was 84 years old, a good family man who became a victim of a terrible tragedy. H...