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Editor’s Letter
 "Spring Under Glass"
The year was 1887, a year that prompted Thomas Steven to become the first man to bicycle around the world. In January of that year, the United States Senate approved a naval base lease in Pearl Harbor. That same month, the world’s largest snowflakes were recorded at 15-inches wide and 8-inches thick in a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Mont. Farther west, on February 1st, Harvey Wilcox subdivided 120 acres of land he owned in Southern California and started selling it off as a real estate development— he called it Hollywood. Back east in Punxsutawney, Penn., the first Groundhog Day was observed.
In March, Anne Sullivan began teaching a blind and deaf 6-year-old named Helen Keller. That same month, Maine resident, Chester Greenwood, patented the first earmuffs. Click here to read our complete Editor's Letter...
Arlington Hts. residents call for saving trees
Arlington Heights officials agreed to declare a moratorium on cutting down ash trees in the Cedar Glen neighborhood to give residents a chance to discuss plans for saving trees infested by emerald ash borers. We need YOUR HELP! In addition, they are encouraging a Peopleʼs Choice Program to implement where residents will have the choice to treat or not to treat their parkway Ash tree(s) at their own expense. Read their announcement here... However, experts have published their opinion about this problem on their website, titled..."Arlington Heights fails their residents in the heat of the Emerald Ash borer battle" The latest from the Daily Herald..."Arlington Hts. will share cost of treating parkway ash trees"
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Spring Cash Contest
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AHA! - New local book! Click for more info.
What happens when 6 Arlington Heights folks meet at their local library and try their hand at writing? This Book! Enjoy a variety of unique short stories and poems written by six published authors and budding new talents.
Rita Hayworth Is Stayin' Alive
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