Arlington Heights Opinion
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Trio pledges to keep Schaumburg library soundMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - We would like to thank the voters of Schaumburg Township for putting their trust in us to provide the leadership for our Schaumburg Township District Library. It is our ...
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Mt. Prospect man fears for his catsMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - This is an open letter to the Humane Society and pet lovers. When I watch your and the ASPCA television ads I get very sad. I’ve taken care of homeless and needy cats fo...
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Arlington Hts. board should take a standMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - The election is past and you ran to support the citizens of Arlington Heights and the town where we all live. Even the legislators, who also support all of the citizens ...
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Enough, already, about bin LadenMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - Stop the madness! The man is dead, and I believe it was a message that needed to be sent. Do we now need to glorify him by making him front-page news? Frankly, I do not ...
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Tax cuts for the rich do not create jobsMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - An untruth, if repeated often enough, tends to be believed. This is a major weapon in the armamentarium of the propagandist. A case in point is Republican politicians co...
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Way to save track is through pokerMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - Mike Imrem wrote in his Sunday May 8th column: “Arlington Park is worth saving.” His article repeats many of the familiar facts that we know about the horse racing indus...
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Mussman on wrong side of legislationMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - Recently, the Illinois House approved good legislation, HB 161, that would help eliminate fraud in Illinois’ Link card (food stamp) program. More specifically, the legis...
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Close loopholes on campaign financingMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - The Daily Herald’s May 6 editorial (“End candidates’ hide-the-cash power grab”) identified two loopholes in the state’s new campaign contribution limits law, and the man...
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WildStang championship deserved more inkMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - I am deeply saddened by the Daily Herald’s failure to give due recognition to the accomplishments of the WildStang Robotics Team. The cooperative team made up of student...
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Cleaning up Metra mess a local jobMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - A year after its former director killed himself amid an investigation into financial abuses, the fallout continues for Metra as it attempts to win over a skeptical publi...