Arlington Heights Opinion
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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...
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Editorial: Suburban pride from Olympics to Ryder CupAug 12, 2012 5:00 am - As we watched some of the Summer Olympics last week, we at one point were struck by the incredible reach of the suburbs. Truly, these communities we call the suburbs mak...
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A great loss to soccer communityAug 11, 2012 7:00 pm - The death of professional soccer player Kirk Urso of Lombard is a great loss for the soccer community. We have known Kirk and stayed in contact through the years. He was...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Give unions more of the responsibilityAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - A recent Daily Herald editorial asked for “outspoken involvement,” so here is my response. Financial malfeasance of legislators and union leaders has endangered public s...
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Romney’s statement driven by donation?Aug 10, 2012 5:00 am - Last week, Mitt Romney told Israel that he would move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. This act has been rejected by every president, Republican and Democrat, for 40 years...
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Please explain change in homeowner exemptionAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - We all expected our property tax bills this year to go up, particularly since the assessed values bear little or no relationship to the market values of the property, bu...
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Proud to know nurse who ran 314 milesAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - With all the bad news written daily, I wanted to highlight a story about an exceptional “feet” — yes, I mean feet — of a nurse in Cancer Services at Northwest Community ...
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Other groups step up with loss of Y-MeAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - As a cancer survivor and director of an agency in the field of cancer support and wellness, I was saddened to hear about the closing of Y-Me, a nationally-recognized can...
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Chick-fil-A fray comes down to moneyAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - Your article on Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day left out two important facts. First, only in the political spin zone did the Chick-fil-A hubbub become about the First Amend...