Arlington Heights Opinion
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With jobs we could pay for health careApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - How can they expect this health care overhaul bill to work in real life? This is a bureaucratic nightmare the likes of which we have not seen. It took lawmakers a year t...
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Catholic policies support environmentApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The Catholic environmental positions are misunderstood by many; they are as follows, from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: No. 2415, • "The seventh commandment enjo...
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Village should have final say on slotsApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Sure as perennials have sprouted around us, the debate about slots at Arlington Park is in full bloom again. A proposal before the legislature has the potential to bring...
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Public pensions vs. Social SecurityApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am disappointed with your story on public pensions vs. social security. You led with two families and list their retirement income. What you did not list, which is of ...
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Vote out lawmakers to fix pension problemApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Why are you attacking the teachers' benefits? Teachers have not caused the financial problems with the state of Illinois. The Illinois Legislature is the cause. The leg...
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It's time to abolish public pensionsApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I would have laughed at Ken Swanson's (President, Illinois Education Association) remarks if I hadn't been so busy crying. According to Mr. Swanson, "There is nothing ex...
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We shouldn't cover pension fund lossesApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I believe there are several practices that contribute to the excessive pension benefits in the Illinois pension system. 1. The pension calculation is only based on the ...
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Stop bankers from gambling our moneyApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Hey, investor! Feel like a chump? You should. Thanks to the absence of meaningful regulatory oversight, you, along with me and the rest of the ordinary investing public ...
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Wasn't this a car theft?Apr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently Sen. Cullerton issued a statement where he says that he never interferes with the judicial process in relation to his son's various arrests. If that is true, ho...
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Title IX limits sports for boysApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I was saddened though not surprised by the article by Ms. McGraw about the Obama administration's pledge to strengthen Title IX. I have no problems with girls and women...