Mount Prospect Opinion
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ID’s for voting not hard to obtainJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Should a photo ID be required to deter voter fraud? I say yes. In the Jan. 12 op-ed column by Esther Cepeda, Heather Smith (of Rock the Vote) states “there is still a sp...
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The SoapboxJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Really, Rosemary? Des Plaines Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan finds herself waging a write-in bid against two others to try to keep the seat she’s held since 19...
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College sports need federal interventionJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board served their readers well when it said: Kept in perspective, athletics play an important role in college life (“Keeping bowl fever in pe...
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Recess appointment must be reversedJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - American citizens take notice. Our president, acting as a sole dictator, made an appointment that was arranged at government recesses to intentionally maneuver around ou...
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Vick an exemplar? That's a fantasyJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Editor's note: In his Dec. 29 fantasy football column, Daily Herald sports writer John Dietz and Daily Herald voters named Aaron Rodgers as season MVP, with two othe...
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Think about liberty, then about your voteJan 20, 2012 4:00 am - I sincerely implore you to read as much as you can between now and November about the presidential candidates so you are as well-informed as possible because this will b...
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15 yards for kicking Pack when they’re downJan 20, 2012 4:00 am - Your discrimination seems to be showing. Back when the Packers were undefeated, there was next to nothing mentioned in your paper. Maybe a little blurb ... very seldom a...
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Man’s loss of his home is a shameJan 20, 2012 4:00 am - Certainly, there are times in our lives when we take steps backward instead of forward due to personal crises and circumstances that occur that could sway us on the dark...
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Robinson’s columns predictably negativeJan 20, 2012 4:00 am - Eugene Robinson’s editorial on Jan. 10 is titled, “A candidate as fringe as fringe can be.” Personally I’d say that Robinson is “An editorialist as fringe as fringe can ...
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Republicans need a moral recheckJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - I have often said that the Republican candidates and party dogma had no standards. I was wrong. I carefully listen to the actual debates and pronouncements of party spok...