Mount Prospect Opinion
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Toxic chemicals need more regulatingOct 03, 2011 4:00 am - Most people believe that we have a law protecting us from hazardous chemicals known to cause birth defects, learning disabilities, asthma, childhood cancers, reproductiv...
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Why the extra expense of studies?Oct 02, 2011 4:00 am - The RTA is offering several suburbs grants for “transit-related programs.” These include $3.2 million “to create a development plan,” “to evaluate and determine what’s n...
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Some entitlements are a public disserviceOct 02, 2011 4:00 am - Entitlements for whom? Almost every other day some politician is talking about changing entitlements, mainly Social Security and Medicare. What about the entitlements of...
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A little patience would be niceOct 02, 2011 4:00 am - I found the recent article “Rolling Meadows the latest to lash ComEd” interesting. I was not at that meeting nor did I review the report. Given the state of Rolling Mead...
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Dream Act unfair to taxpaying publicOct 02, 2011 4:00 am - So, Gov. Quinn, you’ve signed the Illinois Dream Act. Is this another of your vote-getting ploys? Now that you’re taking care of the poor and the illegals (that should g...
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Learn from recent history on taxesOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - Yes, some tax sanity was uttered when Mr. Warren Buffett made very clear that he and other wealthy Americans are undertaxed. This supports the notion that when taxes for...
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Religion is not about harsh judgmentsOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - On Sept. 2, Peter Gennuso claimed that religion defines marriage only as a covenant between a man and a woman. Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature ...
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A president’s loyalty to country is No. 1Oct 01, 2011 4:00 am - Do you remember this? On Sept. 12, 1960, while campaigning for president of the U.S., John F. Kennedy gave a speech to a group of Protestant ministers in Houston. At tha...
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Housing bust has a trail of blameOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - I’m sure you’ve all heard this comment: “It’s all George Bush’s fault.” From President Obama as much as anyone. I heard it recently from my son’s sister-in-law and, well...
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Attending speech is about respectOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - Dear Rep. Walsh, Please do not pretend to be representing me by having disrespected the president. I am one of your constituents. There is too little respect shown to au...