Mount Prospect Opinion
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Let people prosper by their own doingSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - I love people trying to make a political point by citing history about which they have no knowledge. Larry Barbarek suggested that the laissez-faire policies of Calvin C...
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A good newspaper reports news that helps peopleSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - When you think of what makes a news story, what are some of the words that come to mind? Government? Prominence? Schools? Murder? Tragedy? Money, Scandal, Corruption? We...
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Look past the lies about oil reservesSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - There was a time in the past when Sen. Joe Wilson called out President Obama for lying. I don’t believe our president’s penchant for that style of speaking has diminishe...
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Definition crucial in religion debateSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - The Herald reported on Aug. 27 that Mr. Rob Sherman filed a lawsuit seeking $100,000 in damages against the village of Buffalo Grove. The suit claims that, because the v...
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President can’t have it both waysSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - “Raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure ... Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally ... Washington is shifting the bu...
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Embarrassed Walsh represents IllinoisSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - Joe Walsh is the epitome of how the rest of the country regards Illinois politicians — egotistic, disrespectful and grandiose. I would hope that an official elected by p...
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Tariffs would limit pollutionSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - That Hultgren and the House Republicans have decided businesses must be allowed to pollute in order to “create” jobs simply proves that they are not competent to govern....
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Protect religious rights in schoolsSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - Christ on campus? It’s OK — really. Our public schools have largely ignored teaching one basic First Amendment right by failing to instruct students of their religious r...
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Compare U.S. budget to a typical family’sSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - Congress sets a federal budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Few people know how much money that is so we’ll illustrate the breakdown of 2011 federal budget in...
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Clarifying some points on pensionsSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Clarifying some points on pensions I’d like to clarify four points about defined benefit public pensions and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund in response to t...