Mount Prospect Opinion
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Right decision on Cubs managerDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Mr. Ronald Ashley thinks the decisions by Mr. Ricketts are all wrong (Fence Post, Nov. 19). He also thinks Barry Rozner has a “poison pen and did everything he could to ...
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The SoapboxDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - What’s the message, Part I: Companies commonly send to newsrooms promotional materials with “goodies” included. The people with the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl did that to p...
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New party could solve our problemsDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - After the supercommittee’s inability to reach compromise regarding trimming the budget and revising taxes, it’s time to junk both political parties. Let’s start two new ...
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Keep fighting for campaign reformsDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Your editorial “We all have an obligation as voters” (Nov. 27) was right on the money. We had better wake up to what is going on at all levels of government and start ho...
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Our debtors may not be so forgivingDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - The parable of the Prodigal Son carries an important teachable moment: Having demanded all his inheritance, he quickly squandered it and was forced to slop pigs, to slee...
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A ditty for our timesDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - It has been said that the more things change the more they remain the same. Now that many people are getting ready for Christmas, I remember a verse from the old carol “...
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Latch gates and keep pets safeDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - I just heard a very sad story that could have been avoided with a simple latching of a gate. I got a phone call late one evening asking if I would go out the next mornin...
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What about the right to assemble?Dec 16, 2011 4:00 am - I’ve been hearing a lot in the news about the citizens of Russia protesting against the corrupt government of Vladimir Putin. The Russian police have beaten them, gassed...
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Colleges put braun before brainsDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - A college football coach gets hired for $4 million-plus a year and the professors make what? What is wrong with our priorities? John Amling Arlington Heights ...
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Florida Family Values lacking in valuesDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - Regarding the article concerning Lowe’s taking heat after pulling their ads from the TLC show, “American Muslims:” I stand with those who condemn this bigoted action. On...