Arlington Heights Opinion
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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...
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Misericordia says thanks for donationsMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - On April 26 and 27 thousands of volunteers were out on the streets and in front of stores in Chicago and the suburbs handing out Jelly Belly jelly beans in exchange for ...
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Teachers also are taxpayersMay 12, 2013 5:00 am - Thank you for sponsoring the pension forum. My question (If teachers were moved to a 401(k)-style pension, what would happen if they retired in a 2007-2008 world) was as...
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Taxpayers’ concerns being overlookedMay 12, 2013 5:00 am - While I understand you try to get balance, one missing participant, so to speak, from the pension discussion is the taxpayer. Because we are not organized, as the variou...
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The SoapboxMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Au natural: How refreshing that the city of Chicago will turn to goats to tame 120 acres of hard-to-reach grass at O’Hare International Airport rather than resorting to ...
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Student's thoughts on listening to music in schoolMay 08, 2013 11:00 pm - Should students be able to listen to music during school? Some people may find that listening to music distracts them from concentrating but for some people it helps th...
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Supply and demand sets athletes’ payMay 08, 2013 5:00 am - The Daily Herald printed a letter from Tulsi Patel on April 27 protesting the large salaries paid to professional athletes for plying their trade. Patel’s letter implies...
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Editorial: Expedite federal help for flood victimsMay 07, 2013 9:28 am - The floodwaters are receding and what’s left behind in some communities across the region isn’t pretty. Muck, thousands of used sandbags, soggy carpeting, wet drywall, d...