Arlington Heights Opinion
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Editorial: District 59's tough call to eliminate school feesJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - An Elk Grove Village-based school board did the unexpected this week when it eliminated material and instructional fees for the 2016-17 school year. To be clear, element...
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Jan 27, 2016 4:00 am - A Voice From The Past "What is a political regime, when devoid of justice, but organized crime?" Saint Augustine, circa 400 A.D. Jim Hahn Arlington Heights ...
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A great solution that doesn't workJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - Thanks to our do-nothing elected state officials who can't pass a budget and pay their bills, drivers will no longer get license plate renewal notices in the mail. So as...
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"Big Short" movie right on the moneyJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - I just saw the movie "The Big Short" and then read Jack Guttentag's editorial that the film "reinforces a widespread misperception." I disagree - having worked at an Inv...
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Omitting full title an insult to KingJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - All three candidates defrocked The Rev. Martin Luther King by using "Dr." and not "the Rev." They all refer to the Rev. Jackson and the Rev. Sharpton. Why not the Rev. K...
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We need tracking mechanism on every weapon soldJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - Gun control has been an ongoing unanswered problem for years and yet not once have I heard a congressman or other administrator talk bout a simple solution to gun contro...
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Don't overlook danger of prescription drugsJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - Mr. Sehr you are absolutely correct except for the leading cause of death in America and that is drug overdose. There were a little over 47,000 people who died of drug ...
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After all the taxes, what's left to live on?Jan 11, 2016 12:00 am - It's that time again to pay the IRS and Illinois. As hard as this is for many Americans that are fighting to just make ends meet, I started thinking about all the other ...
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Diet is one source of longevity we can controlJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Must we really resolve to improve our diets or exercise routines in the New Year in order to increase longevity or improve quality of life? Unfortunately, gun violence...
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Taxpayers got duped at CODJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Well, well, the chickens have come home to roost, or should I say "What goes around comes around." Another metaphor that President Truman is supposed to have used is: "I...