Arlington Heights Opinion
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Is Obama a foreign policy expert now?Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - So merely traveling overseas now qualifies as adding to one's foreign policy experience? As a 17-year-old stumbling from one German beer garden to another, it never occ...
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Why do we put up with all of this?Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - What does it take for the voters in this state to wake up and smell the coffee? The city of Chicago run by the Democrats, while run pretty well by the Daleys, is curren...
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Daley, Olympics and public moneyAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and everyone else have said "No public money will be used for the Olympics (like O'Hare)." Thus, who is paying for Daley's trip to China, for...
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Congress ignores the energy crisisAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The members of the current United States Congress have once again proved that their national approval rating is justly earned and deserved. Having reached the lowest ra...
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Public involvement reduces corruptionAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding the editorial, "Why can't we debate with civility?" (July 9): I'd like to thank the editors for printing my letters. I have received valuable feedback and a be...
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Obama's critical comments in BerlinAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - As a veteran, I wonder what those thousands of World War II veterans living and dead thought about "World President Barack" talking about America's mistakes in his speec...
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Politics shouldn't be a spectator sportAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - At what point did the exercise of politics change from compromise and uniting for the common good to two sides screaming at each other and accomplishing nothing? Politic...
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Stop divisiveness and get work doneAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - While I can understand why the supporters of Al Gore in 2000 were disappointed by his close loss in the presidential election and were further frustrated in 2004 when th...
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Seals campaign is far from grassrootsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals likes to talk about his "grassroots support." He crows about his volunteers in the same interview where he, somewhat ironically, brags that he is importing act...
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Rep. Kirk's good, just not good enoughAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many political moderates in the 10th Congressional District, I believe Congressman Mark Kirk has been a good representative of our interests. He has been a strong ...