Arlington Heights Opinion
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Unfairness to teachers on several frontsMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - Gov. Thompson, where are you? Back when you were governor you told the Illinois Education Association that the state of Illinois desperately needed your help. He said we...
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The SoapboxMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - What’s a chaparral? It’s the formal name for a roadrunner, silly. The bird, no doubt best known through its cartoon character, is not common to Illinois. It also has bee...
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Editorial: Endangered animals are needed for our health, well-beingMay 24, 2013 5:00 am - Sometimes the fate of the smallest critters creates the biggest controversies. Remember the snail darter? The tiny fish that you could fit in the palm of your hand lived...
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Dog owners should respect leash lawsMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I’m wondering if residents realize anymore that Arlington Heights has very specific leash laws for dogs. All dogs must be on a leash no more than 8 feet in length at all...
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Honor the promise to provide benefitsMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Unless I missed it, state elected officials swear under oath to defend and uphold the Illinois Constitution. How is it that these elected officials are now falling over ...
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Rooftop owners have no rights to CubsMay 18, 2013 5:00 am - I don’t get it. If a serial bank robber gets caught, does he get to keep 83 percent of the stolen loot by cutting a deal with the feds? Yet, that is exactly what is happ...
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Use of fossil fuels hurts the poor mostMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to Gerald Aleksy’s May 9 letter criticizing a protester of the Keystone XL pipeline. Mr. Aleksy begins by claiming, “Many qualified scientists dismis...
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Taxpayers haven’t been treated ‘brutally’May 17, 2013 5:00 am - A few comments in the Daily Herald’s May 8 editorial (“A start, but more needed on pensions”) left me incredulous, speechless and angry! Saying that “the net effect of t...
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Responsible spending needed today, tooMay 16, 2013 5:00 am - Fisher Ames (1758-1808) was a Federalist Founding Father. He was a four-term congressman from Massachusetts who served 1789-1797; concurrent with George Washington’s yea...
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Mulder a wonderful role modelMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - After reading many lines of copy and quotes from notables concerning our Mayor Mulder, we feel the need to add one more comment. We never doubted her work ethic, cheerfu...