Arlington Heights Opinion
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Race tracks don't merit slot machines<Jun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On Sunday, the Illinois Channel presented a program stressing the call for slot machines at horse race tracks. The speakers stressed the need for revenue from slot mach...
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Cheap gas event shows frustrationJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I held an event to highlight just how out of control our energy crisis has become. Here in Illinois, the cost of gas has more than doubled in the last seven y...
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Make example of hardhearted vandalsJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Many hours of compassionate work are undone in just the few minutes it takes for insensitive vandals to destroy it. We have seen numerous examples in recent years of ou...
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Take school cake ban a step furtherJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - I applaud Arlington Heights District 25 school board's decision banning cakes for birthdays. As a registered dietitian, I find the use of high-calorie, high-fat dessert...
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Cake ban makes District 25 a jokeJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Parents of Arlington Heights Elementary District 25: Please join me in a slow clap for Sarah Jerome, superintendent and crusader against cupcakes, for elevating District...
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Pfleger's apology is just not enoughJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Rev. Michael Pfleger's recent vaudeville act at the Trinity United Church of Christ cannot be tolerated. His tirade before the congregation not only attacked the white r...
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Kudos for school's birthday cake banJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - I applaud the District 25 school board's decision to eliminate birthday cake items from classroom celebrations. I like the idea of celebrating a child's birthday or teac...
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Paramedics are true professionalsJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - My family has lived in Arlington Heights for over 35 years. During this time we have had to call on the Arlington Heights paramedics several times. A big thank you to th...
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The Rev. Pfleger has gone too farMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The Rev. Michael Pfleger has gone too far with his latest tirade against Hillary Clinton. He is no better than the so-called Rev. Wright. This man has forgotten that he...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...