Arlington Heights Opinion
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Who really pays for cigarette tax?Feb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - The smoker doesn't suffer by the added taxes. They will pay whatever the pice for their nicotine addiction. It's the family of the smoker(s) that suffer. That money coul...
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Revive the economy by keeping jobs hereFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - If President Obama really wants to get the economy back on its feet, he might want to consider higher federal taxes on any corporation that outsources jobs to other coun...
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Background checks should be standardFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - All elected officials and those serving in appointed positions on our behalf should be required to have background checks conducted and the results made public prior to ...
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Don't stay silent on Ryan's releaseFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - We've now heard a number of Illinois politicians weigh-in on the subject of President Bush granting former Gov. George Ryan an early release from prison. Many of us Ill...
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Herald off base on Rt. 53 referendumFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I was very disappointed to see the Daily Herald's Jan. 11 editorial supporting County Board member David Stolman's proposed countywide advisory referendum regarding the ...
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Impeachment unites Illinois lawmakersFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Jan. 9th, was Nixon's birthday. It is also the day an Illinois governor was impeached for the first time in nearly 200 years of state history. I participated in that his...
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Health care must be in economic planFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - We need to confront the reality that this country is facing a financial crisis. Pensions, savings and jobs are disappearing, health-care costs are skyrocketing, and reti...
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Tree vandal should step up and admit itFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - This past November, I read in the blotter that some Halloween vandalism had taken place near Prospect High School. In that blotter note, it mentioned a tree had been sto...
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It's wrong to ask for clemency for RyanJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - There are many, perhaps rightly so, who think O.J. Simpson got away with murder. Results, however, show he was judged by a jury of peers, listening to the evidence, and ...
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Donations prove Catholic generosityJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - In his letter to Fence Post, entitled "(the) Church's agenda should tackle greed," George E. Bedingfield cautiously speculates that the bishops of the church in its lobb...