Arlington Heights Opinion
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Pilot punishment a wake-up to othersNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Two Delta/Northwest pilots were distracted and flew past their designated airport at about 500 miles per hour, and in ten to fifteen minutes overshot the runway by about...
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Cook County isn't the biggest taxerNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - I just received my second installment property tax bill and it was up almost 10 percent over last year. The surprise was that the increase in the Cook County taxes porti...
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GOP not for reform; rather stronger GOPNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Mr. Pat Brady, in his Oct. 26 letter, says Republicans have learned from the past and that getting Illinois' house in order and a transparent government that serves the ...
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Renz fundraiser a community effortNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to thank the many people and businesses that supported the Renz Addiction Counseling Center's Epicurean Delight fundraiser Oct. 17. The event raised over $...
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Loaded question only furthers divideNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I received an e-mail from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who was seemingly polling constituents regarding their stand on health care reform. However, the question is so manipul...
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Respectful, varied use of words can nudge the worldNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Paul Rusesabagina spoke in the suburbs this week about the power of words. It's an important message for anyone, but especially for people who produce and who read newsp...
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Bills favor drug, insurance companiesNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - There are proposals in the Senate Finance Committee bill that appear to require that all people have medical insurance (how did the Finance Committee get so much power a...
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It's time to get back to reasoned thinkingNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Mr. Haworth of Des Plaines, I certainly agree with you; what has happened to enlightened, reasoned adults? The television media seem to have misplaced their brains (but ...
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Older workers need jobs nowNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I am in my mid-50s, have an associate degree and have been job searching for 21 months due to being very unfairly terminated. I have worked continuously for 39 years bef...
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Pay former leaders for current jobsNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Richard Herman and Joe White, chancellor and president of U of I, were involved in a scam where students all around the country were getting free tickets in to the Unive...