Mount Prospect Opinion
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Village doing fine, leave board in placeMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The impact of local government on daily life is bigger than state or federal. Local governmental leaders are our neighbors. We have a better chance to meet, know and see...
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Slots at Arlington Park still a bad ideaMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Well, here we go again. Today's Herald reported that Rep. Lou Lang is preparing a bill that would allow the installation of slot machines at Arlington Park and other Ill...
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Sweep Schaumburg clean on April 5Mar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - April 5th is election day in Schaumburg. It is time to send a message to our village officials, that we have had enough. Let’s remember Al Larson, Mark Madej, Hank Curci...
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Tanning beds a matter of public healthMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - As head of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine and President of the American Academy of Ot...
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Seems like Prospect Hts. crime is upMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Is it just me or has violent crime been on the rise in Prospect Heights since they laid off all those cops? Way to go Mayor Vole. Let’s just hope other towns take note. ...
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Time for Dist. 5 to retire Jack WagnerMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - I want to share an experience I recently had with Jack Wagner. It was not a pleasant one. When I learned that someone was running against Mr. Wagner, I checked out his w...
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Don’t give Abboud a free hand in Barrington HillsMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Earnest Benn wrote, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.” Barring...
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Cameras making the roads saferMar 12, 2011 11:00 pm - As a children’s safety organization, we are thrilled to see the results of the recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s study showing that the installment of inte...
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GOP not keeping its election promisesMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - The Republican message in the 2010 election was jobs. The tea party ran on reducing deficit spending. Instead, they plunged into the new congressional session giving the...
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All workers should pay Social SecurityMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Some basic facts. Our members of Congress have their own retirement plan and medical plans, paid by us. They are not in Social Security or Medicare. Why not? The answer ...