Arlington Heights Opinion
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Choose to use more positive wordsJul 29, 2012 5:00 am - The use of the term “anti-abortion” has a negative connotation, compared to the terms pro-adoption and pro-life. Your paper uses the pro-choice title for pro-abortion gr...
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The SoapboxJul 28, 2012 5:00 am - Help for the rescuers Weather extremes hit suburban wildlife hard, and rehabilitation centers are inundated with young or injured birds, squirrels and other animals that...
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Legislation would improve hospice careJul 28, 2012 5:00 am - As we follow your news coverage of this year’s election campaign and the debate over Medicare, these stories will remind us that we need to provide better care for our s...
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Products made in American are saferJul 26, 2012 5:00 am - I have always tried to purchase products made in America because I know my purchase will keep a job or create a job here in the USA. Without jobs our country is nothing....
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All views are needed on gay couplesJul 25, 2012 5:00 am - I’m responding to Betty Biggerstaff’s June 12 letter reacting to the Daily Herald’s June 2 front-page article about a same-sex couple about to marry. I truly commend the...
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Follow science, Bible on homosexualityJul 25, 2012 5:00 am - I do not begrudge homosexuals, but when it comes to believing the behavior is a “new normal,” or gay marriage is a civil right, I am a nonconformist. I do not believe th...
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Always a marine, even out of uniformJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - In making last-minute preparations for a surprise birthday party for my fiancee, I went to a gas station in Arlington Heights for five bags of ice. I’m a widow and never...
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Arlington Hts.: Treat trees for EAB nowJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - As the Arlington Heights Village Board and residents lament, these coming attractions will soon appear in your neighborhood: Ÿ 10-15 percent drop in home values Ÿ 15 per...
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How you play, not whether you win, is what countsJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - On July 12, 2012 the Board of Education for High School District 214 voted unanimously to implement a Coach/Adviser Code of Conduct, similar to what students must sign b...
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Say a prayer that firefighters stay safeJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - “Thank you,” could never begin to express our gratitude to the firefighters and paramedics who fought the fire that destroyed our home on April 18 in Arlington Heights. ...