Mount Prospect Opinion
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Aim criticism at correct targetMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Truth is the first casualty of war. The same goes for politics. In order to hold the parties responsible for decisions that they make, voters must know who is pushing in...
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Release of photos would incite our foesMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - My personal conviction regarding the issues that pertain to the safety, security and prosperity of the American people is both passionate and pragmatic. It is in the bes...
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Obama on right track with warMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - I must compliment Ms. Estrich for her fabulous column of May 10 (“The right loses its fight”). I am grateful and pleased that anyone sees the situation as is. Thank you....
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Protecting young is part of being humanMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Muneeza Naqvi’s Associated Press article in your May 5 edition with the distressing picture of the crying, emaciated 21-month-old little girl, Sani in India, will haunt ...
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Still no marker at Flight 191 crash siteMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - As Memorial Day again approaches, metropolitan Chicago will mark once more the anniversary of the deadliest single airline crash (barring 9/11 terrorism) in our nation’s...
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Don’t make cuts to supportive livingMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois’ Supportive Living Program provides area seniors and their families the help they need at a price they can afford. This lower cost alternative to traditional nu...
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Bartlett Park District needs to get realMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - They’re kidding, right? The Bartlett Park District is suing the Village for failing to approve their redevelopment plan for Beaver Pond. The BPD is spending our money to...
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Courage needed to fix pension systemMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Government pensions were originally intended to attract talented employees to traditionally low salary government service jobs. Retirement was an implied future compensa...
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D54 salary ‘unconscionable’May 22, 2011 12:00 am - It is simply unconscionable and outrageous that District 54’s assistant superintendent, Mohsin Dada, made a $341,747 salary for 2010 and had raises of 22 percent in each...
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Wonderful family finds lost dogMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - We have a neighbor who’s little dog is an escape artist. He is a tiny little guy, named Hershey, who somehow gets through his fence into neighbors yards two houses away....