Arlington Heights Opinion
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Is there irony in Kevorkian’s death?Jul 01, 2011 3:00 am - Dr. Jack Kevorkian died in the non-assisted suicide of state of Michigan. Though he suffered painful respiration and kidney problems, he decided not to use his suicide m...
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Opportunity in unkempt propertiesJul 01, 2011 3:00 am - The June 15 article about good news on Schaumburg foreclosure rates improving is indeed positive, yet the numbers remain too high to signal any recovery or turnaround in...
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Weather safety is your responsibilityJul 01, 2011 3:00 am - Our former home in Cincinnati was in the path of the deadly F-4 Montgomery-Blue Ash tornado. Most people did not hear the sirens. There was no roaring train sound. For o...
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Dissolve NATO and bring spending homeJul 01, 2011 3:00 am - Bob Gates, the outgoing Secretary of Defense, gave members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization a stern warning to step up their military and political support, oth...
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Retired teachers not living luxuriouslyJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - I would like to reply to Ken Kitzing’s letter, “Public pensioners have a sweet deal” in the June 15 Fence Post. After graduating from Northern Illinois State Teachers Co...
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The SoapboxJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - Leave it to experts: Yes, you've heard it often, but it's time again for that annual reminder: Leave the fireworks to the experts. They put on a much better show ...
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Have patience with English learnersJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - I agree 100 percent with Ms. Cepeda’s column titled “When the accent is on the language.” Yes, it may be difficult for those of us who speak only English to understand a...
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Stick to the important issuesJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - Well, Rep. Anthony Weiner has resigned. He has disgraced himself and his family. His sophomoric high jinks have lead him to shame. He is a doofus. But his actions did n...
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The wealthy don’t need another boostJun 30, 2011 3:00 am - Well, it seems that a pair in the Republican presidential race, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich, have both endorsed the typical right-wing Fox News mantra of cutting the ...
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‘Respect life’ banner belongs in paradeJun 30, 2011 3:00 am - Tell me I didn’t see that article in the Herald stating the Jaycees, a private organization that sponsors the Fourth of July festival, voted unanimously to ban the banne...