Arlington Heights Opinion
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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...
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Don’t punish those with modest pensionsNov 19, 2012 8:47 am - Mike Riopell in the Daily Herald report “What lame ducks could do” cites the upcoming lame-duck session of Illinois lawmakers as “setting the stage for resolving content...
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The SoapboxNov 17, 2012 2:30 pm - Too close to home? Residents in the western half of Lake County routinely wake up to gunfire this time of year, with hunting season in full swing. Areas where hunting is...
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Obama wants revenge on the wealthyNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - Who creates jobs, the rich or the poor? Meet the new boss, same as the old boss! President Obama, in his quest for revenge, wants to clobber the rich with taxes instead ...