Glendale Heights Opinion
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Editorial: A healthy dose of inspirationMay 03, 2013 5:00 am - Sometimes, it seems like life has you stuck in place. Something’s not going right, and it’s hard to see a way through all the obstacles to getting back on track. That’s ...
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Editorial: Teaching languages is serious businessMay 01, 2013 5:00 am - An old joke told in Europe goes like this: Q: What do you call a person who speaks two languages? A: Bilingual. Q: What do you call a person who speaks many languages? A...
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Limits to what the pope can changeApr 28, 2013 4:00 am - Limits to what the pope can change I read with sadness the letter in the April 23 edition of the Herald about our new pope. I agree with Judith’s description of Pop...
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Is Obama one of the ‘rich folk’ himself?Apr 27, 2013 5:00 am - Has this president ever made a speech or public statement where he hasn’t called for “rich folks to pay their fair share.” Since President Obama’s emergence in politics ...
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Disarming public skirts real issuesApr 26, 2013 4:40 am - Disarming public skirts real issues Today we are debating the impact guns have on our society. With the murder rate in Chicago hovering around 16 per 100,000 reside...
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Editorial: Drop pension perks for forest officialsApr 25, 2013 2:28 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission President D. Dewey Pierotti Jr. would like the state legislature to stay out of the commission’s business. And, generally, we’d ...
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Despite new pope, no real changeApr 23, 2013 4:40 am - Despite new pope, no real change When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a happiness manifested itself around the world th...
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Assault weapon ‘problem’ overblownApr 21, 2013 4:40 am - Assault weapon ‘problem’ overblown Many groups are pushing for another assault weapon ban with the reason being to save countless lives. According to the FBI Unifor...
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Media ducking abortion tragedyApr 21, 2013 4:40 am - Media ducking abortion tragedy I would like to know why the media has so thoroughly ignored and failed to report the horrific details of the Kermit Gosnell trial at...
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The SoapboxApr 20, 2013 7:35 pm - The heartland: We may think we live at a fast pace and don’t either know or care about our neighbors. Then we are reminded we still have hometowns with people who have b...