Mount Prospect Opinion
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HOLD: UN Treaty Decides Handicapped Kids CareSep 20, 2012 11:00 pm - September 21, 2012 Dear Daily Herald Editor, The U.S. Senate is likely to soon vote on ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabi...
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Romney’s tax forms just a diversionSep 20, 2012 5:00 am - The liberals are making an issue of Mitt Romney’s tax returns. Mr. Romney has followed the law, he has released the necessary returns, but due to the fact that the admin...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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Our troops deserve better treatmentSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - I am a veteran of the Korean War, and it is appalling to read about what the military is doing to our troops. Our reps and senators are sitting on their rumps allowing o...
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Don’t erect barriers to votingSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - This letter is in response to Rose Nania’s Aug. 28 comment regarding the need for IDs to go about daily life. While it is true that you need an ID to drive, cash a check...
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Glacial pace of Quentin Road work just not acceptableSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - Many of you probably are just as frustrated as I am about the lethargic construction of Quentin Road in Palatine (I think Rome was built quicker). I inquired about the t...
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Couldn’t Randhurst make up difference?Sep 17, 2012 5:00 am - On Friday, Aug. 17, you ran an article about Mount Prospect entertaining the idea of raising the vehicle sticker fee from $36 to $50, raising the gas tax from 2 cents up...
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Mathias position on pensions needs inkSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - I am really disappointed in your coverage of this town hall meeting with Mathias/Braiman/Stolman Aug. 13. The article you released mentioned very little about Representa...
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No need for park district tax hikeSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - The aspect of our elected leaders being cost-conscious is totally lost by projecting costs above current high tax dollars now levied; unfortunately it’s on the national,...
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Tea Party members deserving of respectSep 13, 2012 3:07 pm - I am responding to an Aug. 24 letter from Julie Sass regarding this comment made by Joe Walsh in reference to Muslims: “We would be foolish to ignore the fact that there...