Arlington Heights Opinion
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The SoapboxSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Solemn weekend: We don’t fully understand the magic of some numbers, but this 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorism surely carries a solemnity not evident in previous a...
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A government divided cannot standSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - A recent “Jeopardy!” question caused me to reread Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The last line particularly struck me as relevant now — “and that government of the people...
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Jobs czar not doing much for jobsSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I met a couple who were able to come to the U.S. because they were medical transcribers in Pakistan. They were here for a year, and he just secured a position as a medic...
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No wonder Postal Service is strugglingSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - It’s curious that the U.S. Postal Service complains about business being bad when using it has been made as inconvenient as possible. That many letter boxes have been el...
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Find solution in cuts to military spendingSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - One of the unfortunate consequences of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, was a knee-jerk response to authorize military action against an ill-defined enemy (“terrorists”). I...
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A simple solution to our tax woesSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - President Obama deserves our everlasting gratitude for his excellent handling of the mess his predecessor left behind. While we were saved from a worldwide depression, t...
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Towns need plans to fight ash borerSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - A recent feature story profiled a Bartlett woman (Amy Zinga) who is rallying her neighbors toward saving their community’s ash tree population. The culprit is the emeral...
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Illinois taxes too much for too littleSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - I totally agree with Julie Belonger from the Sept. 4 opinion page about how we don’t want our taxes to go to a dog park. That’s an understatement. Recently, I asked a co...
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Why go to China for MLK sculptor?Sep 09, 2011 5:00 am - Journalist Charles Krauthammer tells us in a recent edition of the Daily Herald that the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial was made by a Chinese artist in China using Chin...
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Economic facts tell the whole storySep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - I wish that everyone would present all of the facts. A recent letter to the editor claimed that there would be a 3.8 percent real estate tax on the sale of your home due...