Arlington Heights Opinion
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Editorial: School funding key in dealing with poverty levelsSep 04, 2013 5:00 am - It’s always best to find the silver lining in news that on first blush may be less than ideal. So it is with a report in Tuesday’s Daily Herald that poverty rates in 83 ...
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Columnist’s timeline factual, insightfulSep 01, 2013 5:00 am - I was never so in agreement with the article you had in Wednesday’s Opinion Page from columnist Richard Cohen from The Washington Post with the headline, “Charting the e...
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King would champion animal rights, tooAug 30, 2013 11:46 am - This week’s 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March on Washington is being observed with marches, speeches and speculation on what causes Dr. King would embrace t...
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Remembrance rescue truck visits West ChicagoAug 29, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: August 30, 2013 – West Chicago business owners Kent Jean and Kevin Fett of Evo Exhibits welcomed one of two remaining Rescue Trucks from 9/11 to ...
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Many questions not asked about Metra scandalAug 29, 2013 5:00 am - In your Sports section, a writer recently used the phrase “that leaves a lot of questions unanswered.” In the case of the muddled mess at Metra there are so many questio...
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A suggestion for sports coverageAug 29, 2013 5:00 am - I have a great idea for the Herald’s Sport section. Stop printing any baseball news about any of the teams including the Cubs and Sox. After all, the Cubs and Sox are ou...
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Beware of fund requests disguised as policy pollsAug 28, 2013 12:19 pm - Political parties are now gleaning campaign funds for the forthcoming national elections. This is normal for the PACs, who provide the bulk of the financing, but the ran...
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The SoapboxAug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Stick with tradition: Perhaps you noticed the U.S. team was beaten soundly in the 2013 Solheim Cup by the Europeans. That follows their loss in 2011 in Ireland, which fo...
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Forgetfulness is no reason to panicAug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding the article on Alzheimer’s on Aug. 19, I am no stranger to this devastating disease. My mother died of Alzheimer’s at 75. Her symptoms first appeared at age 59...
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Driving deserves your full attentionAug 23, 2013 5:00 am - I have instructed more than 245 driver safety classes, and it is good to see that the state is trying to do something about distracted driving by enacting a law against ...