Mount Prospect Opinion
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There’s intolerance in ‘happy holidays’Dec 22, 2011 4:00 am - It’s that time of year again when store clerks and even strangers on the street wish each of us “happy holidays.” You see, they dare not risk “offending” anyone by sayin...
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Social Security being mismanagedDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Sen. Mark Kirk, you say Social Security doesn’t need to be changed. How about looking into the fact that Social Security admits that they spent $320 million that should ...
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Column wrong about ‘wealth creators’Dec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Mr. Cal Thomas: Your column “Thankfulness and those who occupy” (Nov. 24) typifies conservative-based thinking. Envy is not a mitigating factor for those who “occupy.” I...
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Rhetoric on Catholic hospitals misleadingDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - I learned at a very young age in Hong Kong with my eyes and ears and heart that we have to nurture the young, care for the old, and help the sick, the poor and the unfor...
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Late tax payments burden the rest of usDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Taxes are paid to the county. The treasurer in turn delegates money in return to the towns and cities from which the taxes were collected. When there is a delinquent pay...
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Tax breaks only promote corruptionDec 20, 2011 5:00 am - The time has come when we should let “too big to fail” fail. Let Sears, CME Group, CBOE Holdings and others leave the state of Illinois. Correct the egregious pension an...
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Easy to blame Obama without factsDec 20, 2011 5:00 am - I don’t usually respond to right-wing comments because they are frequently fact-free. Mr. Mack’s December 17 assertions in the Daily Herald are no exception. The Bush ta...
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We’ve lost trust in our elected leadersDec 20, 2011 5:00 am - Proposals for Illinois: 1. A new medium-security prison to be built next to the state Capitol building. A connecting corridor will facilitate government officials going...
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As is, Medicare will bankrupt AmericaDec 20, 2011 5:00 am - My last letter was about the AARP and how they were misleading people into thinking that no changes were needed to Medicare and Social Security. As I said, people on Med...
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Oakton St. impassible during rush hourDec 19, 2011 4:00 am - I’d like to pass on “jeers” to Des Plaines. They have made it impossible to get through their town during rush hours on Oakton Street, between River Road and the Metra t...