Arlington Heights Opinion
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The SoapboxJul 06, 2013 5:00 am - Tragedy in Arizona: The horrific wildfire in Arizona that claimed the lives of 19 firefighters was a national tragedy but hit close to home for Lake County residents thi...
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Court didn’t force states to changeJul 03, 2013 5:00 am - Contrary to what you may have read or heard and even though the Defense of Marriage Act has been declared unconstitutional, the Supreme Court did not reverse DOMA, did n...
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Perhaps problem is the voters themselvesJul 03, 2013 5:00 am - Perhaps the problem is voters themselves If someone asked me to write a short list of current and former Illinois governors and state legislators whom I admire for ...
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Jacksons deserve to lose law licensesJul 02, 2013 5:00 am - Now that Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, are admitted felons and awaiting sentencing, where are the disbarment proceedings? The Illinois Attorney Registra...
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Deen missed an opportunity to helpJul 02, 2013 5:00 am - There has been much stewing in the media about the steady rise and the abrupt fall of the food-focused empire of Paula Deen. While as a nutritionist I’ve never been fond...
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Quality of life not set by magazinesJul 01, 2013 5:00 am - The question: “Who would want to live here?”, in the 6/21/2013 issue, is followed by a suggestion that “all the negativity” is kept in perspective by considering other t...
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If you’re going to dream, dream bigJun 24, 2013 5:00 am - I think the Arlington Heights Village Board may have outdone themselves with a new concept called “pre-allocation.” As I understand it, you first identify a source of fu...
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The SoapboxJun 22, 2013 5:00 am - The Great Debate: It’s fun to hear fans debate whether the 2013 Blackhawks season was more impressive than the 1985 Chicago Bears, or the 72-win season by Michael Jorda...
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Orchard trying to work with neighborsJun 21, 2013 5:00 am - This letter concerns The Orchard Evangelical Free Church’s parking lot expansion and refers to the June 1 Daily Herald article. I’ve lived in Arlington Heights and atten...
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Mandate preschool attendance for allJun 20, 2013 5:00 am - Failures are much more expensive than schooling. I am concerned that reasons for not lowering the age Illinois children must attend school are ever listened too. Sociali...