Mount Prospect Opinion
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Somebody will lose in a consolidation of districts 57, 59Nov 20, 2017 12:00 am - The front page article of Nov. 14, 2017 on the consolidation of Districts 59 and 57 left out a very important fact. Many years ago the same subject was put to the voters...
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Grateful for the positiveNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - We hear so much today about all of the negative things that are happening all around us every day. I just want to say thank you to a very responsible person. Yesterday w...
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Russian interference in the 2016 electionNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - The American public deserves to know the impact of what the Russians accomplished with their interference in the 2016 election. For an example of this impact, one need l...
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Editorial: School district wise to look into consolidationNov 14, 2017 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 is in dire straits financially. And that's why everything is on the table for discussion - as it should be. A community task force ...
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Another Nov. 11 event to rememberNov 11, 2017 12:00 am - Ninety-nine years ago, a piece of paper was signed by the French army's supreme commander, the British First Sea Lord, a German politician and their respective high assi...
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Employees should contribute to own retirement costsOct 23, 2017 5:00 am - In the Oct. 13 Daily Herald there is an article titled, "District 57 officials outline case for tax increase." In it assistant superintendent for finance and operations ...
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Ship USA is sinkingOct 22, 2017 1:00 am - So now Donald Trump is bringing up 40-year-old incidents to justify ending the Iran nuclear deal. He talks about Iranian aggression in the Middle East. Gee! Who caused a...
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Gun questionsOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - I have never heard of a 'bump stock' until the Las Vegas shootings. Most, if not everyone, that I talked to have also never knew such a thing existed. Well, here is anot...
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A defiant Tom PettyOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Years ago, a DJ out of Chicago summed up the song "I Won't Back Down" with a remark, "A defiant Tom Petty." The phrasing and sense of his words seemed certainly perfect ...
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We must get control of national debtOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - Our president has suggested doing away with the debt ceiling and just keep spending as needed. He also has told us that our national debt will be gone in eight years by ...