Arlington Heights Opinion
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Are unions behind Toyota hearings?Mar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - There is nothing funny about the individuals killed or injured while driving Toyotas with defects. However, it was comical to observe the company's senior executives bei...
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Hastert post-Congress spending an affrontMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - It is unconscionable for Dennis Hastert to take $1 million from the taxpayers to operate an office and staff. We don't need to finance retired House Speakers to promote ...
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Joe Walsh and the debt he didn't payMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - If Congressional candidate Joe Walsh was so hard up for money that he couldn't fulfill his obligation on a $300,000 mortgage, why was he able to afford to rent an $860,0...
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Thanks to Elgin snow angelMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm an almost senior citizen with a few health issues but I'm still the primary person responsible for shoveling the snow. During our last big snowfall a pickup truck ca...
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Religious beliefs not part of storyMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - A recent Associated Press story reported that the missionaries in Haiti received legal advice from Jorge Puello, "a Jew from the Dominican Republic." What is the relevan...
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Good health care isn't us vs. themMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - We are incredibly close to passing real and viable health reform. I support President Obama in calling on Congress to finish the job. We need action now. There are many...
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Politics will stymie any financial fixMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Fence Post is filled with all of the same old ideas to solve the mess we are in - e.g., "cut spending (but not anything that would affect me)." The simple truth is that ...
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Democrats the neighborhood bully?Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - My reply to Mr. McMahon (Fence Post, Feb. 3): You spoke like a true Democrat - play by my rules or I will take my ball and go home. Don Lewan Arlington Heights ...
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What country is Obama referring to?Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - "We're no longer a Christian nation." "America has been arrogant." "After 9/11, America didn't always live up to her ideals." "You might say that America is a Muslim na...
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Play up events that make U.S. proudMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - On the evening news a local reporter asks a little boy why he roots for the U.S. hockey team and, with an honesty reserved for children, he answers, "Because I live in t...