Arlington Heights Opinion
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Use FOIs to open county governmentJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Cook County Board Chairman Todd Stroger's stifling of department head responses to the Herald (July 6) is no doubt the beginning of the county "iron curtain" shielding i...
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Liberal television can't even spellJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent major network TV broadcast, one liberal, left-leaning station referred to the country of Colombia by showing the spelling on the screen as Columbia instead o...
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Relieved to see movement on old gas stationJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - My wife and I were happy to see that the Arlington Heights Village Board is finally taking action on the property at Arlington Heights Road and Golf Road. The lot and bu...
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Let's share burden of freight trafficJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to state Reps. Rosemary Mullins and Carolyn Krause for supporting the proposed Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, and also support...
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Protect constitution, elect Seals in 10thJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2006, Mark Kirk voted for the Military Commissions Act, which denied habeas corpus to detainees, an 800-year principle which is one of the foundations of our republic...
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Oil prices realize bin Laden's dreamsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Osama bin Laden once explained that during the reign of King Faisal, the United States paid only 70 cents per barrel of oil. In the 1973 oil crisis, the Muslim nations ...
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Yes, all firecrackers should be bannedJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Kudos to the towns banning fireworks of any kind (as reported in the July 5th Herald). The whole month of July has become a nightmare in Arlington Heights as the never ...
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What are candidate views on abortion?Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - As a pro-life voter, I would like to a make an informed choice before I chose my candidate. With three or four candidates in the race in the 10th district, I challenge ...
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What Muslims oppose terrorists?Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Mr. Junaid M. Afeef's letter of July 7. He states: "Quite frankly, Muslims do speak our regularly against violence perpetuated in the name of Islam, and t...
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The Democrats and deficit spendingJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democrats controlled the House of Representatives from 1956 until 1994 when the Republicans under Gingrich took control and there were deficits every year. The budge...