Arlington Heights Opinion
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A summary of our endorsements in Cook County racesMar 25, 2013 5:00 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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Love is the key to happy childrenMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - Mr. Finnegan is wrong on many levels in his bigoted opposition to same-sex marriage (Fence Post, March 19). First, he refers to being gay as a “choice.” Being gay is som...
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Eliminating the ‘Chief’ is unreasonableMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - I am wondering about the motivation for Burt Constable’s articles about Chief Illiniwek at the University of Illinois. Is he trying to generate controversy and interest ...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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Congressional staffers feeling the painMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - In response to the March 8 letter from Carla Eisenberg regarding congressional pay, she states that “congressional salaries are exempt from any reduction.” While those s...
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Abuse by clergy is now rareMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - The Catholic Church in the United States has taken extensive measures to prevent child abuse, and they are highly effective and require zero tolerance. The Philadelphia ...
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Endorsements: Gould, Harrison, Pritzker, McAtee for Wheeling Dist. 21 schoolsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Five passionate people are interested in filling four 4-year terms on the Wheeling Elementary District 21 school board. Phil Pritzker, running for his seventh term, alre...
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Endorsements: Garkisch, Zyck for Arlington Heights library boardMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - The board of the recently updated Arlington Heights Memorial Library has two 6-year seats open, and four enthusiastic library patrons are vying for them. Joan Brody Gark...
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The Missing Asian VoiceMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - With the Senate in the midst of proposing its own comprehensive immigration reform legislation, many immigrant communities nationwide, especially in the Latino communiti...
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‘Business as usual’ not good enoughMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - After reading the endorsement for mayor of Arlington Heights, I found the reasons to support business as usual to be debatable. In particular, the comment on few empty s...