Mount Prospect Opinion
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The Soapbox: A few darts, a few laurelsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Lessons on drug addiction were heard: A drug-awareness forum presented by the Kane County sheriff’s office drew only parents who had children already victims of drug ad...
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Mom-daughter births a celebration?Jan 14, 2012 4:00 am - I recently read the story about a mother and daughter giving birth the same day: big picture, smiling, doting mothers, even the doctor was in there. How cute, I first th...
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Illness is hidden cost of pollutionJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - The recent EPA regulations that require coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other heavy metals are called excessive because additional costs will ...
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Accountability, not just compromiseJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - I have a problem with your opinion on Dec. 22 and your position that the Tea Party is a faction of ideologues that “openly and stridently professes its opposition to any...
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Obama too sure of his successesJan 13, 2012 4:00 am - Here we are, fellow citizens in a new presidential election year, and the incumbent, Barack Obama, will be running against a Republican hopeful yet to be determined. Loo...
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Adaptability saving a timeless resourceJan 13, 2012 4:00 am - The demise of the public library has repeatedly been forecast practically since the advent of DSL access to the Internet. With the world going ever more digital, the thi...
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Americans putting money over moralsJan 13, 2012 4:00 am - What is wrong with us, the everyday American citizens? We keep re-electing the same useless politicians who are only interested in keeping their cushy jobs in local, sta...
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Baby’s father avoids consequencesJan 13, 2012 4:00 am - Tragedies in our society, such as narrated by Arlene Sawicki in her letter of Dec. 31, reveal negligence by parents, school and church personnel for not seeking out and ...
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Front page is freed from inferior BearsJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - Hallelujah! The final Bears front page. Now you will have to put news on the front page on Mondays (or maybe the Bulls). I just cannot understand the Herald’s love affai...
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Detention camps trample our rightsJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - I’m writing to address a subject that too many people in this country don’t know about. The issue is the presence of over 800 empty detention camps built across America ...