Arlington Heights Opinion
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Tie pay, perks to CEO performanceMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The cap on bonuses for CEOs who are begging for money to stay afloat because they have mismanaged their jobs to the point of bankruptcy - is that supposed to make the ta...
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Weatherization effort is good for everyoneMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - I am mystified by the logic in your editorial of March 6 concerning lack of need for the weatherization program. To start with, counties administer the federally funded ...
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Do-not-call law must not apply to politicsMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The only things that are needed in the stimulus bill are tax cuts and a new law to mete out harsh punishments to those making political phone calls to those of us on the...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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This is the time to stand togetherMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - We all know the many adages about divisiveness. Lincoln, paraphrasing a saying of Jesus, said "A house divided against itself cannot stand"; from Aesop, "United we stan...
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Keep tax code out of gay marriage debateMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Peter Gennuso in a letter to Fence Post expertly explains that many of the marital rights that gay couples refer to while making a case for marriage are not rights after...
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Corruption is not new in IllinoisMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Years ago one of my acquaintances who was working with one of the cities in the area, asked me to buy some tickets to a golf tournament for the mayor of that town. I sai...
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GOP isn't putting country firstMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Any guesses as to what the next Republican Party slogan will be? Obviously it's not "Country First" anymore. John Amling Arlington Heights ...
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Stimulus must be simplifiedFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - What is targeted in this Stimulus Bill? Generally I support the need for a timely, targeted and temporary Stimulus Bill as articulated by Larry Summers, but I find the c...
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A welcome rush toward transparencyFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - How quickly good ideas spread. About a month and a half ago, we used this space to congratulate DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan on his novel approach to transparency in...