Arlington Heights Opinion
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We must end our love affair with gunsDec 22, 2012 4:00 am - Concealed carry in Illinois — seriously? Chicago is already close to, if not at, the point of being the handgun murder capital of the U.S. Why are we wanting to put more...
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What’s so offensive about a Christmas tree?Dec 20, 2012 4:00 am - Recently I read a disturbing series of articles. There were two that really stuck out. The first was a story about a nursing home whose management decided that they coul...
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Don’t rip me off at the ballgameDec 19, 2012 4:00 am - Just saw where Zack Greinke is supposed to be signing a contract for six years for $147 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers. OK, I realize that I am old. I also realize...
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Break the cycle and elect new peopleDec 17, 2012 4:00 am - From the same “cut of the cloth” type of legislators being re-elected over and over, how should we believe and think this nation got to the economic and cultural level i...
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Why can’t park light display stay neutral?Dec 17, 2012 4:00 am - After the buzz generated by the nativity dispute in Arlington Heights, I wanted to articulate what seems to be a minority viewpoint. I understand that people’s deeply he...
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More taxation is not the answerDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Maureen Yates (“Millionaires can afford tax increases,” Dec. 4) tells us that if someone has a lot of money, the government should simply take even more of it in taxes t...
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Consider the life of a human beingDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Jim Peterson, your Nov. 24 letter paints a very negative approach to the subject of life. I understand you to convey that since so many abortions have taken place, why t...
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A two-step fiscal solutionDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - Two suggestions: 1. Stop spending. 2. Cut all programs and entitlements 10 percent across the board, including salaries. Jean S. Davis Arlington Heights ...
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Walsh selling a lie about lower taxesDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - After reading Burt Constable’s article on Joe Walsh and his “fight to lower taxes,” I had to stop and think just how ignorant and self-serving this man really is. Let’s ...
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Park district ref didn’t convince herDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - I voted against the Arlington Heights Park District’s referendum in November, mostly because I’m tired of seeing our property taxes steadily go up over the years. But, I...