Arlington Heights Opinion
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Governor isn't the only problemDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Legislature made a clear statement that it is business as usual; the political sandbox is for their own play and the citizens of Illinois remain unrepresent...
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Stop living only in the presentDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Recently the Arlington Heights village board came to the conclusion that it needed to raise its tax levy. But how could they raise the taxes? Well, the trustees had sugg...
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Churches help more than writer realizesDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - In response to Lisa Rehling's letter on Saturday, Dec. 6, I'd like to make a few comments. She accuses the Catholic and Mormon churches of their lack of priorities in f...
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Oil prices prove economics still workDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Last summer the Fence Post was filled with letters complaining about high gas prices. These usually also commonly blamed the oil companies and or George Bush for this pr...
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Durbin flip-flopped on filling seatDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - I watched Sen. Durbin's press conference on Dec. 9 related to the Blagojevich allegations, and for a brief moment he actually exhibited a rare sign of rationality. He su...
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Downtown Arlington too hard to navigateDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The photo in the Saturday issue of the Herald says it all. Snow piled along the curb. Not shown is the slush at cross walks. Since very little indoor parking is for shop...
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Forgiveness, and an offer of helpDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - This letter is to the two 15-year-old boys who vandalized Cross and Crown Church where I worship and my grandson goes to preschool. When I first heard about what you did...
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'Forgive, and you will be forgiven ...'Dec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - On behalf of Cross and Crown Lutheran Church, I want to thank the community for reaching out to us following the recent vandalism at our church. We received dozens of ca...
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Public employees should sacrifice, tooDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - What's wrong with this picture? This morning I read that Motorola cut executive pay, froze salaries and cut employee benefits. Many other companies are doing the same th...
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Behold the love, beauty of ChristmasDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A front door opens and the clear flame of a battery-powered torch comes alive in the hand of a man shivering in his bathrobe. The big three-battery flashlight that he ho...