Arlington Heights Opinion
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Leadership, not insults, needed at countyDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The rhetoric of Cook County politics has never been particularly inspiring, but it reached Jerry Springer-like depths last week, as commissioners sought in vain ways to ...
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Environmentalism is killing us!Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - With the cost of a barrel of crude fast approaching $100 a barrel, I have to ask my fellow Americans when it will be enough for you to do something about it? While I am ...
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Science support sanctity of unbornNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The woman who recently wrote and said she has yet to find an argument that substantiates banning choice on abortion other than for religious beliefs is obviously unaware...
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Veterans package got the facts wrongNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - A Daily Herald headline reports there are 23.7 million military veterans in the US but only 78,000 living veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. I would highly question...
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Thread of light runs through dark stories on foreclosure crisisNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - No one takes pleasure in seeing unforeseen circumstances dishevel the lives of families. Yet, these stories can generate something more than sympathy. A fairly simple ma...
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Executions do not make society saferNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Ritual Human Sacrifices (RHS) were made to appease the gods in hopes of brining rain, crops, or victory over enemies. Twenty-five countries today still practice RHS to s...
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From bathroom attendant to JFK-era whistleblowerNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are always a difficult stretch for Abraham Bolden. Not only did his wife die at this time of year, but so did his president and so did a little of bit of hi...
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Community aids backstretch kidsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago recently led a special program, a "Backpacks for the Back-Stretch Kids" drive. The backstretch is the housing complex ...
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Teachers deserve respect -- and payNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to Jeannie Schwietz on Nov. 19: Ms. Schwietz brought up questions that I would like to address. But first of all, I want to challenge any parent to teach in ...
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Conservatives ignore the factsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - During the week of Nov. 4 through 10, readers of the Fence Post were treated to two unintentionally funny examples of the thinking of the right-wing mind. On Nov. 4, cor...