Prospect Heights Opinion
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No-show Stroger's disdain for suburbsApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, wouldn't you know it. We were just about to say something nice about Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. In fact, we already had in an earlier draft of this ...
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Greed factor boosts the price of oilApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - In Saturday's Daily Herald, you printed an AP story "The unpredictability of oil, Many unknown factors can inflate crude, gas prices." I would like to make known one of...
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Time to chill out, Arlington HeightsApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I was surprised to see yet another story on Arlington Heights residents whelping about yet another grave injustice. This time it was about maple trees on South Gibbons A...
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Fine arts basis of cultured societyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - "Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced." -- Hans Hoffman I have always tol...
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Saturday Soapbox: Garbage, garbage everywhereApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Another great Chef's Fest was held at Arlington Park this past week; it's always one of the best fundraisers around and the food can't be beat. What can be beat, however...
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Pass reforms to cut frivolous lawsuitsApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you to my fellow members of the Prospect Heights City Council for unanimously passing a resolution to call on the Illinois General Assembly to pass meaningful law...
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RTA does well to keep pressure on for capital planApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - No one denies the need for a capital projects budget in Illinois. The lingering question has been whether state political leaders can stop squabbling long enough to find...
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Don't cut Hersey's guitar programApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - I am saddened by the news that John Hersey High School would like to reduce the orchestra director's position to part-time by cutting the guitar programs that he is also...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Saturday Soapbox: Thanks for thinking of themApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the lesser publicized aspects of John and Rita Canning's generous donation to Northwest Community Hospital is worth a closer look. Part of their $1 million contri...