Arlington Heights Opinion
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GM bonuses trickle back to taxpayersMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Shame on Chuck Grassley, grousing over bonuses paid to GM employees and management for solid performance in the market. Let’s see, if the company made money, it paid cor...
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Mail carriers deserve our thanksMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - I just have to write and compliment my postal carriers for the great job they have done delivering the mail. I don’t know about other neighborhoods, but they have done a...
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An answer to the Asian carp problemMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - I have a suggestion on how to control the Asian carp. Find someone or a group of people willing to invest in this enterprise. They could earn millions of dollars, improv...
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Don't borrow to pay debtsMar 01, 2011 10:00 pm - While Ms. Harrop in her Feb. 18 column is correct that the current budget debate should not be reduced to catchphrases, her opinion might be more respected if her grasp ...
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Elgin roundabout makes no senseMar 01, 2011 12:00 am - Are the plans still on for some roundabout at the corner of Dundee Avenue and Summit Street in Elgin that is not wanted or needed? The state and city governments have no...
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Too few understand health care lawFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - In response to Karen Storino’s Feb. 15 comments regarding her two recent college graduate grandsons who, if “. . . not for the new health care law that just passed would...
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Robbing Peter to pay for Paul’s projectsFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Whoopee, hurrah, yeah, right on. Finally a column about the immorality of what our government and our representatives are so proud of. Froma Harrop hit it right on the h...
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Stop the assault on clean air, waterFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Illinoisans voted for many things in November, but they certainly did not vote for more asthma attacks, more contaminated drinking water and more threats to our open spa...
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Nursing homes not place for cutbacksFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - During his budget address, Gov. Pat Quinn announced a 6 percent Medicaid budget cut to nursing homes for the upcoming fiscal year, cutting more than $100 million from se...
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School choice would benefit IllinoisFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Empowering parents to choose the best school for their children — whether public or private, regardless of ZIP code — isn’t just the right thing to do. With Illinois str...