Mount Prospect Opinion
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U.S. mission in Afghanistan changedMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - Does anyone remember why we went to war in Afghanistan? Not many in Washington, apparently. The mission was very clear at the time. It was to hunt down and bring to just...
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Consider algae as alternative biofuelMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - Charles Krauthammer’s March 20 column blasting President Obama’s oil policy was way off base and greatly distorted. Just more Republican bashing of Obama — after a while...
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Soldier part of a strong, quiet generationMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - I went to the funeral of local World War II vet Robert Thomas Jackson today. He was typical of his generation: lived through the Depression, went of to fight in the war,...
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Far-right groups behind Florida’s lawMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - Much is being said about the killing of teen Trayvon Martin by “neighborhood watchman” George Zimmerman in the Orlando, Fla., suburb of Sanford. Zimmerman’s advocates cl...
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Thank you, Raja, for tryingMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you, Mr. Raja Krishnamoorthi, for all your hard work and for conducting a classy campaign. I appreciate your effort to try to get elected as the 8th Congressional ...
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State can create own health care solutionMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - It is time for Illinois lawmakers to embrace the Affordable Care Act and make health care for all a reality our state. Springfield must do its part to create a quality H...
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Healthy planet should be a no-brainerMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - We must protect our clean air? I can’t believe this is even an issue. How ignorant are we? Michael J.Katz Streamwood ...
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Get the facts on COD negotiationsMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - In a March 24 letter to the editor, College of DuPage Professor Richard Jarman falsely claims that the College Administration has broken agreed-upon ground rules regardi...
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GOP voter turnout was quite respectableMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - Sen. Dick Durbin please check your figures. It never ceases to amaze me how Sen. Durbin will jump into the political fray just to say something. His recent comment about...
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Limbaugh gets what he deservesMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - It was with great relief we hear of Rush Limbaugh’s demise as a news commentator. The character assassination of one of the listeners just proves oral dysentery has no p...