Arlington Heights Opinion
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Contraception law attack on freedomJun 06, 2012 5:00 am - Contraception law attack on freedom When the Obama administration’s health care financing plan was signed into law, President Obama and Congress promised that funds...
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Veteran touched by Cub Scouts’ respectJun 04, 2012 10:06 am - During the recent Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade I was standing at the curb watching when a group of Cub Scouts marched by. As the Scouts were passing, the Cub Ma...
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Veteran felt at home in Arlington paradeJun 04, 2012 10:06 am - For the very first time I marched in a parade as a veteran. It was the Arlington Heights parade and I marched with the Vietnam Veterans of America. What a difference fro...
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Kudos, Mt. Prospect, for doing right thingJun 04, 2012 10:06 am - Thank you, Mt. Prospect, for voting unanimously to build an apartment complex for those living and recovering from mental illness. Thank you for seeing the big picture. ...
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Appreciate those who work holidaysJun 04, 2012 5:00 am - I found it interesting that the Daily Herald online poll regarding “How do you celebrate Memorial Day?” was so limited. The questions were: Ÿ I attend a ceremony in my ...
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Accounting practices led to pension messJun 03, 2012 5:00 am - Letter writer Rosemary Colbert recently complained that how the pension mess came about has not been explained. I will answer, as I have been answering since 1983. It is...
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The SoapboxJun 02, 2012 4:46 pm - Clear enough? It ought to be at least a little embarrassing that nearly every interaction between the village of Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage needs to be vetted ...
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We need voter ID to prevent fraudJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - A recent letter to the editor by Michael Fredian claiming requiring voters to show an ID to vote suppresses the Democratic vote as a reason there should be no standard f...
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Madigan’s pension reforms are tardyJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - I read with much amusement the “ideas” presented by many of our state legislators regarding pension reform “deals” being proposed, especially by Michael Madigan. He has ...
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Likelihood of voter fraud is minuteJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - In rebuttal to a letter on May 24 about photo ID for voting. A 2007 Brennan Center for Justice Report titled “The Truth About Voter Fraud” found that it is more likely t...