Arlington Heights Opinion
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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...
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Abortion is about life, not religionNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Life is the primary right we have as human beings. Without life, there is no liberty; there is no pursuit of happiness. There is no freedom of religion, press or anythin...
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Rice hypocritical criticizing PakistanNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, while speaking about Pakistan , stated: "We've been very clear that extraconstitutional means is not the way to deal with difficult ...
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Turn signals must be used correctlyNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - I great enjoyed two recent Fencepost letters on the matter of "Turn and lane change signal usage." I couldn't agree more. I would like to add the observation that eight ...