Arlington Heights Opinion
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Schools appear to be saving too muchAug 16, 2012 2:02 pm - I wrote a $1,100 check last week to school District 214 to register my two students for the upcoming school year. I thought to myself, “District 214 must really be hurti...
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Obamacare only reducing libertiesAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - I don’t understand support for Obamacare. This law was passed by a Congress that didn’t even know what they were voting for. (Don’t you expect more from your representat...
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Seeing inconsistency in use of IDsAug 15, 2012 5:00 am - The Aug. 6 Herald carried the article on changes coming to Social Security and federal benefits to recipients that says almost 7 million recipients must switch to a form...
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Pension solution can’t come in one dayAug 15, 2012 5:00 am - This Friday our state legislature will meet for one day to do what Gov. Pat Quinn has proclaimed the reason he was placed on this earth, “To solve to state’s pension cri...
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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Teen Film Fest a terrific collaborationAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - Our economic climate is creating an opportune time for community event planners to think creatively, partner, and share resources. A case in point drew more than 310 peo...
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The Secret Park is no secret to litterAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - There’s a park we love to go to on Saturdays. It is called Emmerich Park but we call it the Secret Park because it is hidden (west of Raupp and just south of the creek)....
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Parks and schools are teaming up nowAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing to offer my family’s positive park district experiences, in response to Harry Trumfio’s recent letter suggesting the park district and school districts shou...
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Library: $16 million on hand pays billsAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - To the editor: In the Monday, July 30, 2012 edition, Arlington Heights resident Steve Kopp presents current assets and liabilities figures for the Arlington Heights Memo...
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...