Mount Prospect Opinion
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Yes for Indian Trails library extensionMar 19, 2011 12:00 am - Taxpayers in the Indian Trails Public Library district are due to see their property taxes drop slightly — about $27 for the owner of a $300,000 home — this fall when a ...
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The Soapbox: Cheers for firefightersMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - All for one: A pat on the back goes to the union firefighters in Carpentersville who, after agreeing to forgo some holiday and overtime pay, will take a hit on their pay...
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It’s not entirely Obama’s faultMar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - May I be permitted a brief response to George Blinick who responded to my previous letter? I wish to apologize if I gave the impression that I was blaming President Obam...
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Wheeling Twp. supervisor ‘pays it forward’ for Mike Sidor in Arlington Hts. raceMar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Twenty-three years ago I was preparing to run for a trustee position on the village board in Arlington Heights. I am a lifelong resident in this great village and a foun...
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Put a stop to excessive perksMar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Is there something we’re missing here? The taxpayers are constantly being told that all these high salaries have to be paid to these public administrators to ensure that...
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Targeting public workers does littleMar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - I am amazed at the vitriol being directed at our nation’s public school teachers. The loudest critics seem to be made up of two groups. The first group is those who send...
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GOP governors hurting middle classMar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - This letter is to thank the Illinois voters who chose Pat Quinn. Every state that has elected a Republican governor has regretted it. In Florida, Rick Scott campaigned o...
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Are Christians living up to beliefs?Mar 17, 2011 2:00 am - Comments on the Web following Michael Lee’s letter (Fence Post, Feb. 17) charging that the United States is not a Christian nation sure raised the ire of the self-righte...
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What the Wisconsin bill is really aboutMar 17, 2011 2:00 am - I can only surmise that Mr. Krauthammer in his defense of Gov. Walker missed the phone call that he accepted from the man that he thought was a Koch brother. I did not. ...
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Illegal immigrants getting a free rideMar 17, 2011 2:00 am - If you illegally cross the North Korean border you are imprisoned for 12 years of hard labor or shot and killed. If you illegally cross the Iranian border you are detain...