Arlington Heights Opinion
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Sharing presents doesn't diminish Christmas spiritDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - This is in reaction to a reader's view embodied in a Dec. 7 letter entitled "The Semantics of The Christmas Spirit." The author is troubled by how commercialism and the ...
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Two wrongs not right for refugeesDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - The decision by 23 governors, including Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, not to accept Syrian refugees rubs me the wrong way for two reasons. First, the war in Iraq was inst...
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Remember abortion when you voteDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - With the election coming, it is important to understand the term "pro-choice." About one to two days after intercourse, God creates a unique soul and it joins with the s...
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Editorial: Restart talks over crossing guards in Dist. 21Nov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - After months of deliberations, it comes to this. When they get back from winter break, kids who live on the Cook County side of Buffalo Grove and who walk to their eleme...
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Tax increases are wrong for Cook CountyNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Last Wednesday, the Cook County Board passed its 2016 budget, which is balanced by over half a billion dollars in new taxes. I voted NO. Next year, you will pay more to ...
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Transgender issue unlike desegregationNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - Barrington District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris' comparison of transgender policies to desegregation is a false comparison. Desegregation had to do with the inequali...
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What if transgender student were a boy?Nov 22, 2015 11:00 pm - I have been following the School District 211 story about the transgender girl with interest. A thought occurred to me. What if there is a transgender boy, that is, a p...
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Exactly who are we, Mr. President?Nov 22, 2015 5:00 am - President Obama has criticized those who oppose his plan to take in up to 100,000 Syrian "refugees" that critics say will be hard, if not impossible, to vet as to whethe...
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Guns aren't the problemNov 18, 2015 5:18 am - The problem today is undisciplined young men. Often from broken families, misunderstood and underserved by schools, untethered to the morality imparted by churches and y...
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Candidates should investigate moderatorsNov 18, 2015 5:18 am - It is overwhelmingly obvious that the mainstream-media collectively backs the Democratic Party and its candidates. Debates are an outright joke as the moderators are ...