Arlington Heights Opinion
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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License proposal good for all driversNov 30, 2012 4:00 am - I would feel safer knowing that everyone in my community is driving with a license and insurance. Illinois is home to approximately 250,000 immigrant motorists who are u...
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It’s un-Christian to discriminateNov 30, 2012 4:00 am - It amazes me that all year long, Mr. Jim Finnegan, under the guise of being the Ultimate Christian, writes letters to the Daily Herald and the Chicago Tribune discrimina...
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Election: Consider what our mayors have doneNov 28, 2012 4:00 am - Arlene Mulder will be stepping down next spring as village president of Arlington Heights after a tenure of 2 decades and many more years in public service beyond that. ...
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Editorial: The fundamental problems of holding dual officesNov 26, 2012 4:00 am - Although we have differences with some of state Sen. Terry Link’s positions, we decided that his background and leadership merited our endorsement in the election just p...
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Fear for the future if compromise failsNov 25, 2012 4:00 am - In her book “Sister Revolutions,” which compares the American and French revolutions, Susan Dunn warns that “ ... a coolness and wisdom must provide patience in disagree...
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Tax cuts are now Obama’s, not Bush’sNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - On Dec. 17, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. In doing so, Mr. Obama sig...
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Families of all types must be acceptedNov 22, 2012 4:00 am - A Sept. 25 letter, “What seems normal ignores reality,” implies that same-sex couples will never be equal to heterosexual couples in terms of having a family. I was surp...
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Compromise is a two-way streetNov 22, 2012 4:00 am - In response to Ken Glassman’s letter publised Nov. 16, why does he feel that compromise must be a one-way street? After all, 49 percent of the people voting in this last...
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No sympathy here for money ill spentNov 21, 2012 4:00 am - In regards to the Daily Herald story reporting on how all the superPACs funded by our nations 1 percent got nothing for their money, boo hoo! John Amling Arlington Heig...