Mount Prospect Opinion
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An ode to the best kind of winterFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - Yesterday afternoon Erin Rodriguez and Jillian Henry, neighbors and students of Arlington Heights elementary schools, came to call with a poem in hand which they had com...
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Gorman: Primary needs your vote, tooFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - “Decisions are made by those who show up.” Our right to vote is the most fundamental right we have as citizens. The right to elect those who will lead us and the right t...
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Prevailing wage costing taxpayersFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association commends the Daily Herald for addressing prevailing wage in the landscape and tree care industries. If prevailing wage con...
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Duckworth for 8th District, CongressFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Democratic primary voters in the newly drawn 8th Congressional District will have a choice between two outstanding candidates — Hoffman ...
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Even jobless tally becomes politicalFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - The jobs news for the past two months certainly is a cause for optimism that the sluggish recovery is seeing improvement. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that J...
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Landscapers’ pay a very big issueFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Mr. Orum’s letter, published Sunday, Feb. 12, provided more insight into the problem of prevailing wages/landscape work. He nailed it perfectly; that it is and has been ...
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On second thought, tollway award not funnyFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding Business Focus, Jan. 9: Does anyone else find it very amusing that the Illinois Tollway Authority got a “Public Body of the Year” award from the Construction I...
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Let’s make pension cuts fair for allFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - When the DuPage Mayors and Managers ask for pension reforms they sound like the U.S. Congress: Always willing to pass legislation they are exempt from. As a taxpayer and...
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Catholic clergy back liberal programsFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - As a lifelong Catholic, I have been appalled as, year after year, administration after administration, our church leaders have supported and applauded one liberal govern...
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Lincoln found his way to ChristianityFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - Mr. Lorimer, in his letter of Feb. 10, seems to voice the confusion of some concerning Abraham Lincoln’s spirituality. While I do not claim to be an expert on the ...