Mount Prospect Opinion
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Rise in property tax is astoundingJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - Yesterday’s mail brought the dreaded Cook County property tax bills to our humble little home. Knowing that our governor and the rest of Illinois’ crooked politicians ar...
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Don’t disrespect flag by wearing itJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - It’s time to draw the line. Enough is enough. I just saw a grown man in the grocery store wearing the American flag tied around his head. I had to leave the area for fea...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...
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Park district needs to halt the cash flowJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - With a current debt load of $33 million, the Mount Prospect Park District is engaged in a quiet, unrestrained spending frenzy. In April, the park distinct approved $600,...
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Credit for the largest tax hike everJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - Right now President Obama and Nancy Pelosi can take credit for the largest tax hike in the nation’s history. But it won’t be presented to the public in this context. I’m...
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The SoapboxJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - No big deal: Some perspective from Anthony “Duff” Hufnagel, 93, of Glen Ellyn. He became the first person in the area to receive a heart replacement valve at Edward Hosp...
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Take advantage of new Harper seriesJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - I would like to thank Linda Hoeck over at Harper College, for her presentation and organizing of the parent orientation to introduce Harper’s new vocational program for ...
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So long, Margaret, and ... thank youJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - On Friday June 8, 2012, students departed local elementary, junior high schools, and high schools to begin a time of “summer vacation.” This is normally a time for teach...
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It’s about a life, not a choiceJul 13, 2012 5:00 am - It appears to us that the real issue involved when discussing “women’s health care” or “social policy” is the killing of an unborn human being. Rationalization about “ch...
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Editorial: Use the new tool to help Cook taxpayersJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - If you’re a Cook County taxpayer, did you spend any time with the 139-page special section county officials put together and inserted into the newspaper recently? It rea...