Arlington Heights Opinion
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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...
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Abuse by clergy indefensibleFeb 17, 2013 4:00 am - As we all wish a fond farewell to Pope Benedict, there will be countless questions bandied about as to why he chose to retire. Of course, “health” was blamed (as it alwa...
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News media focusing on wrong thingsFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - What is wrong with the media today? For the past month the media has inundated the American people with stories about Manti Te’o and his fabricated girlfriend. The press...