Arlington Heights Opinion
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Eminent domain part of foreclosure solutionApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - As of March 28, the U.S. had 90,566 vacant homes in foreclosure (what the industry calls zombie homes). Florida led with 90,566, but Illinois was second with 31,688. It ...
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Teach children math skills early onApr 11, 2013 5:00 am - Please rerun the article by Lauran Neergaard (“Early number sense plays role in math skills,” April 1). It deserves better placement in your paper. When the writer state...
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Be on the right side of historyApr 10, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to respond to Mr. Jim Finnegan’s letter of March 19 opposing same-sex marriage. I do not wish to attack Mr. Finnegan personally. He is within his right to e...
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A summary of our endorsements in Cook County racesApr 08, 2013 10:01 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in Cook County municipal and school board races and local referendums. Municipal races Arlington Heights village pres...
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Church should keep houses, save moneyApr 08, 2013 5:00 am - I have heard that The Orchard Evangelical Free Church is planning to demolish eight beautiful homes to expand their parking lot for no reason as there is no neighborhood...
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Orchard church should drop planApr 08, 2013 5:00 am - I would suggest to the trustees of Orchard Evangelical Free Church to reject the notion of removing church-owned dwellings and building more parking space. There is a si...
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Only solution is to ban gunsApr 07, 2013 5:00 am - Only solution is to ban guns The state of Illinois has the toughest gun laws of all 50 states. Ms. Yates (Fence Post, March 12) is clueless on the matter. The major...
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Times are challenging; donate foodApr 07, 2013 5:00 am - Times are challenging; donate food Since the weather forecast had promised another snowstorm, I went to the Arlington Heights library on March 4 to replenish my sup...
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Soviets played key role in Allied victoryApr 06, 2013 5:00 am - A recent reader letter took exception to columnist Richard Cohen’s contention that the Soviet Union, and not the United States, won World War II. Cohen’s remark is trick...
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Why trust in a 2,000-year-old book?Apr 06, 2013 5:00 am - I know that some “science-y” study says that lesbians make better parents than a heterosexual couple. I’ve read that sports stars (including Ernie Banks, Richard Dent, C...