Arlington Heights Opinion
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Put spending money into hands of poorSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Allowing the wealthy to have more money will not create jobs. Jobs don’t appear from higher profits or from larger investments; jobs are created when a company’s demand ...
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Make tollway part of IDOTSep 06, 2011 1:00 am - The recent decision by the toll authority board to practically double the tolls displayed the undemocratic procedure for making rate hikes. The tollway board proposed th...
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Don’t reduce funds for artificial limbsSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - I am writing to speak up for amputees and persons with chronic limb impairment. Several states have taken the extreme steps of trying to modify Medicaid benefits so that...
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Stress prevention, not just a cureSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - We are seeing a lot of pink these days as the breast cancer fundraising raises millions to “find a cure,” although 86 percent of patients are already being cured through...
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Buck up, kids; we had it worseSep 03, 2011 5:00 am - Really? Really? I have read several comments about how U-46 is routing buses this year for schools. Some parents are complaining about how their child has to walk up to ...
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Buying American leads to job creationSep 03, 2011 5:00 am - Why worry about jobs going to Asia — if you’re driving a Toyota? My friends wring their hands about “everything is coming from Asia,” but half of them own foreign-brande...
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Who has gotten us in deeper debt?Sep 03, 2011 5:00 am - The conservative forces are blaming Obama for a huge increase in the national debt. But is he really so bad? Let’s compare: Ÿ Truman, minus 21.7 percent Ÿ Einsenhower, p...
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Perry too big for his breechesSep 02, 2011 5:00 am - Where do the Republicans get this parade of presidential candidates who are apparently proud of being ignorant? These “tea-vangelists” rail against government while they...
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‘Made in China’ destroying U.S.Sep 02, 2011 5:00 am - Kathy Chu, in USA Today, is wrong to claim that we benefit from “Made in China.” First — losing jobs. I don’t think the 1 million sales/marketing jobs in this country cr...
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Marriage foremost is a civil contractSep 02, 2011 5:00 am - This is in answer to David Smith’s Aug. 8 letter, “Civil law attacks religion.” On the contrary, Mr. Smith would have religion attack civil law. Marriage is a legal cont...