Arlington Heights Opinion
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Headline showed bias on economyAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - As a Daily Herald reader I notice how often your articles tend to lean to the left instead of being impartial. On Aug. 4 on the front page I read in huge bold letters, “...
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Democrats bent on more spendingAug 30, 2012 5:00 am - I find it rather ironic that on the front page in a very cogent and well-written article the Herald was explaining that Medicare and Social Security are in dire straits ...
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Priest misleading on Islamic attacksAug 30, 2012 5:00 am - As a Catholic whose son graduated from St. Viator’s, I felt that I needed to respond to the attack on Congressman Joe Walsh by Father Corey Brost. I question his source ...
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Editorial: The GOP, the Tea Party and value of party unityAug 29, 2012 9:08 am - There will be lots of talk about unity at the Republican National Convention this week, but one wonders to what degree the concept will define the goals of the Republica...
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Tax rollback will benefit businessesAug 27, 2012 5:00 am - Government at every level is facing some of the most challenging times in recent memory. Retailers, consumers and taxpayer are feeling the pinch as well, but there remai...
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Didn’t care for priest’s opinionAug 26, 2012 5:00 am - It would be comforting if the Rev. Corey Brost, the radical priest, (Fence Post, Aug. 19) would limit his radical views to the Clerics of St. Viator and not to the reade...
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Look beyond the Obama distractionsAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - A red herring, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a clue which is intentionally or unintentionally misleading or distracting from the actual issue. If there ...
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The SoapboxAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t sign that bill: Gov. Pat Quinn has one week to decide whether to expand gambling by adding five new casinos and slots at racetracks, including Arlington Park. Whil...
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Church should be respectful of lawsAug 24, 2012 5:00 am - We live in confusing, often contentious times. Nowhere is this more apparent than within the Catholic Church. The recent selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as Mitt Ro...
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Speak out against rising property taxesAug 22, 2012 5:00 am - My residential home property tax this year is up 20 percent, and last year it was hiked 19.6 percent. We had no improvements and used homeowners and senior citizen exemp...