Mount Prospect Opinion
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Wall Street greed in ElginJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - I received an invitation from Mayor Kaptain’s wife to attend an “Occupy Elgin” protest on Christmas Eve. I was encouraged to come and protest the loss of jobs and the gr...
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Objects to use of a swear wordJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - I find it puzzling and troubling that a newspaper whose regular policy it is to substitute a euphemism for an expletive (which I truly appreciate) would choose to highli...
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Creation of euro a failed experimentJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - When the issue of the euro first was discussed during the mid 1990s as a method to make Europe more competitive in the world market, it struck me as rather irrational. H...
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GOP’s own interests put before voters’Jan 07, 2012 5:15 am - Regardless of whether you are Republican, Democrat, independent or whether you like or dislike President Obama, its really sickening when one party puts its welfare abov...
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Payroll tax cut burdens retirees mostJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - I have several issues concerning the attempt of Congress to extend the tax “holiday” on Social Security contributions. First, both Democrats and Republicans introduced t...
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Encourage other drivers to hang upJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - There is no time of the year when we are more family focused, beginning with Thanksgiving, followed by Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Many memories are shared during t...
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Democrats losers in pipeline dealJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - So the Democrats in Congress got a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut in return for an expedited Keystone XL pipeline. Experts tell us that the pipeline will div...
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Brinkmanship opinion lacked common senseJan 07, 2012 5:04 am - The Daily Herald’s founder, H.C. Paddock, was intent on making money and telling the truth but he was silent on the use of common sense. In your recent “Our View” editor...
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The SoapboxJan 07, 2012 4:00 am - Oh no, no snow? The older we get, the more some of us appreciate the lack of snow in winter. We know others enjoy it and that many people even rely upon it for their li...
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There’s a place for roadway solicitingJan 06, 2012 4:00 am - You’ve seen them as you drive to the grocery store, the hardware store or wherever you go, especially on sunny days when people are out. A firefighter lugging a giant ru...