Mount Prospect Opinion
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Can Central Road crossing in Mount Prospect be safer?Aug 08, 2016 5:00 am - I read your editorial today (Aug. 3) with some interest as a long time resident of Mount Prospect, and a bicyclist. I've crossed Central Road at that precise location on...
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Village could do more to enforce crosswalk lawAug 06, 2016 1:00 am - I'm very sorry about the crosswalk accident on Central. I drive that every morning and have seen drivers pass through without slowing down. I personally think they shoul...
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Court should uphold amendment referendumJul 30, 2016 1:00 am - It is time for a change in Illinois. Over 540,000 Illinois voters signed a petition to give us the opportunity in November to change the state constitution. The change i...
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Messages painted on paths might help prevent bike/walker crashesJul 26, 2016 5:00 am - Thank you for your most recent reminder about safety on our park pathways ("Our View" 7/9/2016). FYI, the Mount Prospect Park District has recently stenciled cautionary ...
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Cruz refusal shows his lack of characterJul 23, 2016 1:00 am - Sen Ted Cruz's refusal to endorse the GOP's nominee at the Republican convention, even though he pledged publicly to do so during the debates, reinforces the earlier con...
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Bikers and walkers don't mix on narrow pathsJul 18, 2016 5:00 am - Thank you, letter writer of "Walkers beware the paths at Melas Park" and thank you, Daily Herald, for printing it on July 5. We at Lake Arlington in Arlington Heights ha...
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Nation suffering from decline in moralityJul 18, 2016 1:00 am - We are deeply saddened, but not surprised by violent crime and a total lack of respect for human life in the United States. We believe all crime, violent and nonviolent...
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Clinton motivated by greedJul 11, 2016 1:00 am - The editorial on Hillary Clinton's misguided use of a non-governmental non-secure server misses the point. The intent was preplanned and guided by Hillary and Bill Clint...
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Show proper respect when flag is passingJul 11, 2016 1:00 am - The 4th of July is a time to remember our birthday as a free nation. To commemorate this day, we share together fireworks displays and watch parades. While watching p...
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Walkers beware the paths at Melas ParkJul 04, 2016 5:00 am - The pathways of Mount Prospect's Melas Park are not safe for senior citizens walking small dogs. A few Spandex-clad thirty-something bike racers have adopted the long o...