Prospect Heights Opinion
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Morality lesson from ‘Lord of the Rings’May 20, 2011 1:00 am - I can’t muster up any joy at the death of Osama bin Laden. There is no doubt he was an evil man, according to the guidelines laid out by Judaism, Christianity and Islam....
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Better way to keep Sears in HoffmanMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - There were two interesting articles on the May 10 front page. Sears wants a 15-year renewal of a previous 23-year property tax incentive. Sears is threatening to move ou...
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Work it out, Glen Ellyn and College of DuPageMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Once again, the marriage of Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage is on the rocks. A long-running dispute that began with village officials’ concerns about the community ...
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GOP masterfully distorts factsMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Isn’t it an amazing phenomenon how easy it is for Republicans to distort the truth until it matches their preconceived notion of what they’d like it to be? The economic ...
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Promoting debate about slots at trackMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - I remember reading in this paper some time ago that the Arlington Heights village leaders promised vigorous, open discussion and debate about the proposal to put slots a...
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Glen Ellyn should OK deal with CODMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - The leadership of the village of Glen Ellyn wants you to believe that until recently their relationship with the college has always been harmonious and that our recent d...
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Unions’ success is their failureMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Occasionally, something good comes out of a bad experience. For example, our severe economic recession has prompted close examination of aims, policies, and practices in...
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Preserve right to join union ... or notMay 18, 2011 1:00 am - There have been several editorials lately on the topic of unionization of the workforce. I believe these seem to skip a couple of very important points as they try defen...
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Planned Parenthood’s numbers deceptiveMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - After reading Jim Slusher’s thoughtful explanation about why the Herald’s editors allow Fence Post writers to publish their opinions in spite of the reality that some wr...
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Quinn should stop corporate blackmailMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - First Caterpillar threatens to leave our state and Gov. Quinn was right there with cash to make them stay. Then Motorola gets $100 million to stay in the state. Now Sear...