Arlington Heights Opinion
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Ban on assault guns won’t make us saferJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - To understand your call for banning assault weapons (July 14), it would be helpful if you defined what you mean by assault weapons, because different people have differe...
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Editorial: Signs of a new era for Glen Ellyn, College of DuPageJul 17, 2013 8:28 am - It was just a village board planning retreat, so what could be the big deal about Glen Ellyn village leaders’ meeting Monday at College of DuPage? In some ways, the loca...
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Inexpensive idea for Lake Arlington trailJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - One inexpensive suggestion which would help to prevent pedestrian-bicycle-rollerblade accidents is to have one way directional travel restrictions. Cyclists and roller b...
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Fears park district won’t do anythingJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - The tragic death of the woman that was hit by a cyclist June 18th on the Lake Arlington path should not be taken lightly. However, as evidenced by the Daily Herald artic...
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How about putting bells on all the bikes?Jul 17, 2013 5:00 am - I walked the Lake Arlington path this a.m. with my husband. In light of the recent accident, we decided to walk single file rather than side by side to allow more room f...
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U.S. government not the model for allJul 16, 2013 5:00 am - I am totally in agreement with Richard Cohen’s July 10 column (“Maybe Egypt doesn’t really need a democracy”). We are still working on our democracy, as he mentioned, af...
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Editorial: A first step toward Lake Arlington trail safetyJul 16, 2013 5:00 am - The Arlington Heights Park District has gotten a lot of advice in the past few weeks. Since the bike/pedestrian accident at Lake Arlington on June 18 that resulted in th...
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Fabulous fireworks marred by parkingJul 15, 2013 12:00 pm - So my family enjoyed a beautiful day at Arlington Park racetrack on July Fourth. The fireworks show was one of the best we’ve ever seen. A full 30 minutes with fireworks...
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Park district should try sharing facilitiesJul 15, 2013 12:00 pm - I recently read of the new addition to Camelot Park, I’m sure it will be a wonderful facility. However, once again, we are building another gym. I would note that we ha...
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Thanking those who support NAMI workJul 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Thank you to the people of Arlington Heights from the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI. Last weekend several Arlington Heights busines...