Arlington Heights Opinion
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Keep fighting for campaign reformsDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Your editorial “We all have an obligation as voters” (Nov. 27) was right on the money. We had better wake up to what is going on at all levels of government and start ho...
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Our debtors may not be so forgivingDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - The parable of the Prodigal Son carries an important teachable moment: Having demanded all his inheritance, he quickly squandered it and was forced to slop pigs, to slee...
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A ditty for our timesDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - It has been said that the more things change the more they remain the same. Now that many people are getting ready for Christmas, I remember a verse from the old carol “...
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Latch gates and keep pets safeDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - I just heard a very sad story that could have been avoided with a simple latching of a gate. I got a phone call late one evening asking if I would go out the next mornin...
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What about the right to assemble?Dec 16, 2011 4:00 am - I’ve been hearing a lot in the news about the citizens of Russia protesting against the corrupt government of Vladimir Putin. The Russian police have beaten them, gassed...
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Colleges put braun before brainsDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - A college football coach gets hired for $4 million-plus a year and the professors make what? What is wrong with our priorities? John Amling Arlington Heights ...
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Florida Family Values lacking in valuesDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - Regarding the article concerning Lowe’s taking heat after pulling their ads from the TLC show, “American Muslims:” I stand with those who condemn this bigoted action. On...
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Don’t confuse abortion, health careDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - Why does Terry Cosgrove, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood of Illinois political action committee (Personal PAC) jump to the defense of Gov. Quinn (Fence Post,...
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Our American family is stressed outDec 15, 2011 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful, spend time with family and friends, and eat from the bounty of God’s good earth. But maybe it should be the day we celebrate the b...
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Money too greatly influences campaignsDec 15, 2011 5:00 am - Lazlo Stephen in his recent letter claimed the drawdown of troops in Iraq is a mistake, and he attributes self-serving motives to President Obama for doing so. The elect...