Arlington Heights Opinion
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Nursing homes ill-equipped for mentally illApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a story on the harm done by the practice of housing people with mental illness in nursing homes. ("Tragic Results: What can happen when the...
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Taxes don't hurt those who don't payApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - As candidate, Barack Obama continuously talked about changes he would make as president. He claimed he was going to tax millionaires up to 38 percent of their income. I...
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Give people their money backApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to see the Hon. Mark S. Kirk enter a house bill for the stimulus package. Since the treasury holds the peoples' income tax money, it is the people's money, ...
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U-46 cuts unfair to kids, teachersApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 recently cut 500 positions. Many of these were administrative positions. People originally gave up teaching positions to take these admin...
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Funding cut makes for unsafe skiesApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Since taking office our President is quietly taking action to disarm our pilots. Really makes you want to fly doesn't it? He is turning off the spigot that funds trainin...
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A.I.G. bonuses are an outrageApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The A.I.G. bonuses are an absolute outrage, and they are eclipsed only by the inability of our government to stop them. Tim McGlynn Palatine ...
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Take responsibility, Dodd and FrankApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm convinced after listening to the evidence that Barney Frank and Chris Dodd should either "resign from office or fall on their own sword" and the most convincing evi...
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These politicians deserve an OscarApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I am beginning to understand why actors do well in politics ... watch just about anything coming out of the mouth of the politicians involved in this financial mess and ...
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Let's at least get the village title rightApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - It's rather upsetting that the Daily Herald is endorsing Arlene Mulder, touting her experience, etc.? Her campaign signs, however, read, "Mulder for Mayor" ... a positio...
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Let's talk about paying for illegalsApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - In light of all the increases in taxes and fees that Gov.Quinn is requesting, why is neither he nor the media discussing the billions of dollars spent each year by the s...