Arlington Heights Opinion
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Editorial: Evaluating campaign rants about empty storefrontsFeb 25, 2013 4:00 am - Local election campaigns will begin heating up soon. Primary elections take place in a small handful of suburbs Tuesday, and after that only six weeks will remain until ...
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New drink no way to start to your dayFeb 24, 2013 4:00 am - While I enjoyed my steamy bowl of early morning oatmeal, I scanned the Feb. 12 Business section. My stomach cringed. “New Dew: Mountain Dew introduces breakfast drink.” ...
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School districts’ raises cheat all taxpayersFeb 24, 2013 4:00 am - I’m trying to balance my feelings of sympathy for teachers who did a good job for many years in the public school system and deserve to receive their retirement benefits...
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Violence in media part of the problemFeb 24, 2013 4:00 am - Great job, CBS, with the dress code for the Grammy Awards. Now let’s take care of the violence part of the equation. Ban assault weapons from movies and prime time TV. A...
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The SoapboxFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - From the suburbs to your pocket: We all know Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and the Wrights flew the first plane. Perhaps someday the suburbs’ own Marty Cooper, w...
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Gay marriage is about loving commitmentsFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - Thank you, Steve Petersen family, for your rational and thoughtful support of gay marriage. It is unfortunate that many of the objections to gay marriage are rooted in r...
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New case may fix Citizens United mistakeFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court has a chance now to fix the enormous mistake it made in the Citizens United decision. A Montana case challenging that Supreme Court decision has j...
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2nd Amendment says nothing about tyrannyFeb 21, 2013 4:00 am - Looking through the Daily Herald on Feb. 10, I came across a Fence Post letter stating; “The right to bear arms is all about protecting ourselves from the tyranny of a g...
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Marriage equality will foster stabilityFeb 20, 2013 4:00 am - As the pastor of an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ in Arlington Heights, I am writing about an issue of fairness and equality for all fam...
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Weakened marriage hurts women mostFeb 20, 2013 4:00 am - What a tragedy that the Illinois Senate has voted to legalize gay marriage. I hear many say that people should have the right to marry whomever they want. This debate is...