Arlington Heights Opinion
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Don't allow video gambling in IllinoisMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Legislators are considering allowing video poker in bars, truck stops and fraternal and veteran's clubs, the money to go mainly for school construction and the remainder...
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Israeli influence needs close lookMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - If ever there was a country that should attend the U.N. conference on racism, it is the United States of America. Yet the administration is boycotting it, "with regret" ...
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Abortion bill is bad, not misunderstoodMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - On April 19th Julie Sass wrote an article entitled "Abortion Bill is Misunderstood."Let the record be clear that both the Illinois House of Representatives and the peopl...
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Improve treatment of brain disordersMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - May is Mental Health month. It's time for us to improve the way treatment is provided. Each day we read articles telling us of local tragedies caused by mentally ill per...
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Automatic raise for lawmakers? Why?!May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - State lawmakers are getting a 2.8% cost of living pay increase. It's automatic. First of all, the question is: how many people in the nonunion private sector get an "aut...
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Cap and Trade will hurt taxpayersMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives plans to pass Cap and Trade legislation by the end of May. According to the Tax Foundation, the bottom 20% of income earners would pay the m...
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This isn't the red tape we want to cutMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Advocates don't pause when asked what Red Tape Cutters means in a state beset with budget woes, layoffs, and the grim reality of a growing number of foreclosures. They s...
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Closing car dealers is not the solutionMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Closing auto dealerships will not "save or create" jobs, nor will it solve the economic woes of the auto industry. Quite the contrary, jobs will be lost, competition wil...
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Indignant? Robin Hood letter nailed itMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The person who felt "righteous indignation" over Mrs. Stephenson's Fence Post letter missed the whole point (as did the Herald, judging from the headline they gave it). ...
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GOP should look at these poll numbersMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - This is in response to Mr. Pontarelli's letter regarding Obamas' lack of bipartisanship, Bush-haters, etc. I do not believe many people hate Bush on a personal level but...