Arlington Heights Opinion
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Talk of 'pain' distorts public's view of taxesJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - I just finished Bruce DeSilva's detective novel "Providence Rag." As you might have deduced by the title, it's mainly about investigative journalism. In one of the chap...
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Cartoons provide just the right commentaryJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - "Pictures are worth 1,000 words" - it's true. I am sure I'm not the only reader who finds the humor, anger, pathos, agreement and just plain joy in the choice of cartoon...
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Coyotes are wild, unpredictable animalsJul 26, 2014 5:01 am - I am responding to a front-page news story on July 16 about an 84-year-old woman who saved her neighbor's dog from a 100-pound coyote and his pack. They were about to te...
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Durbin will fight for equality in wagesJul 26, 2014 5:01 am - Despite being 2014, women still earn 77 cents to every man's dollar. America has come a long way in gender equality over the past 50 years, but for some reason women sti...
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Saturday soapboxJul 26, 2014 1:01 am - Design your park: Very nice approach by the Bloomingdale Park District, which is holding an open house next week about playground equipment for Seasons Four Park. T...
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Choose more credible columnist than BrazileJul 25, 2014 5:01 am - Columnist Donna Brazile had a column in the Daily Herald on July 7 which, judging by the title, was the Herald's intent to give readers an unbiased information piece abo...
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Congress has a short time to do nothingJul 25, 2014 5:01 am - All the letters I read from writers to Fence Post from those who are constantly berating President Obama should be interested in this tidbit. For the rest of the year (f...
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Editorial: Memories add strength to fabric of suburbsJul 22, 2014 5:01 am - The Northwest suburbs many of us remember are hardly recognizable these days. Were you around when Woodfield Mall was a Schaumburg farm field? Back then, the suburbs we...
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Reporter distorted facts about rulingJul 21, 2014 5:01 am - It is always disappointing when the political editor, the guy we are depending on to give us nonpartisan political info, practices partisan politics, which is what polit...
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Employers shouldn't cover cost of abortionsJul 20, 2014 5:01 am - There seems quite a bit of confusion regarding the Hobby Lobby ruling on the distinction between a public company and a private family business, and also judicial review...