Arlington Heights Opinion
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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...
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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...