Arlington Heights Opinion
-
We can’t ban guns, so go after bad guysJan 12, 2013 4:00 am - Because of the tragedy of Newtown, Conn., where one deranged person killed 20 children and six adults in a school, we once again are being pressured by well-meaning peop...
-
Pension plan an undue burden on taxpayersJan 12, 2013 4:00 am - Let’s see if I understand this: I was a teacher for 27 years — 25 in the public school system. I mandatorily paid into the state retirement pension system the required a...
-
The SoapboxJan 12, 2013 4:00 am - Salute to nerdy pursuits: Stevenson High School graduate Rachel Cliburn was doing research at Baylor University when she looked at a scientific journal and thought, “It’...
-
It’s difficult to measure teacher dedicationJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - For years the Daily Herald Editorial Board has been critical of teacher salaries, their work ethic, student results and pensions. So how can the Editorial Board be surpr...
-
Lively war of words between father, sonJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - Three cheers for Mr. James Prescott Sr.’s letter of Dec. 27. I had a hunch the previous letter of Dec. 2 was his son’s before he even said it, and I was wondering if the...
-
Kirk has chance to advance health careJan 10, 2013 4:00 am - I, like other citizens, congratulate Senator Kirk on his return to the Senate after a yearlong struggle to regain his health following a devastating stroke. In reading n...
-
Fight Fit's Fitness Workout Party Expo Jan. 14Jan 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Fight Fit Inc. Set to Host Fitness Party Expo 2013, Just In Time to Help Those Who Have Resolved to Get Fit in 2013 Fight Fit, Inc., a Chicago area fitness firm that spe...
-
Time is now for change in gun lawsJan 09, 2013 4:00 am - The Daily Herald stated, “It is hard politics that trumps the grief of the moment.” Let’s say it like it is. It is the susceptibility of politicians to bribery from NRA ...
-
NRA leaders still living in the 1940sJan 09, 2013 4:00 am - Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the NRA, failed to understand he is not speaking to NRA acolytes whose hands all shoot into the air when he pulls the lever a...
-
Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...