Mount Prospect Opinion
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More info needed on 3rd-party choicesSep 11, 2010 11:00 pm - With the November elections not far away and the Blago trial a fresh memory (or nightmare) for most of us, I would like to express my extreme disappointment with our cho...
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Diversity of talent stymied in childrenSep 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm sure many of us remember from our school days the duck who was very adept at swimming but quite challenged when it came to climbing trees. Then there was the squirre...
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If all run for mayor, who's left to vote?Sep 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Mayor Daley announced that he will not run for re-election. Who will fill the big shoes? One thing is for sure come Election Day in Chicago - the voters will vote for th...
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After 50 years, so long, CubsSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I have stopped drinking the "Blue Kool-Aid." I have said goodbye to my beloved Cubs. After 50 years I have had enough. Yes, I was sitting in the crowd on Opening Day in ...
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Daley, privatizing go hand in handSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard M. Daley's reign will end next inauguration day in Chicago. It would not surprise me if, as he leaves, Daley tries to privatize or contract out the job of ...
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Preparation key when floods, fires hitSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - "It can't happen here." For those in emergency management, this is a refrain heard too often. All one needs to do is look at past disasters such as the floods and tornad...
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Don't be a haterSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - While reading about the protests against homosexual marriage in California, against Mexicans in Arizona, and against the mosque in New York City, I was thinking this gre...
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Cut taxes, then hire, hire, hireSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I have to wonder about 49th state House candidate Jennifer Barconi's idea for bringing jobs to Illinois, as stated Aug. 31 in the Daily Herald. She wants to rely on mark...
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Making excuses is Obama's talentSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - In the course of conversation with a good friend this morning, said friend, in reply to the question "Do you think Barack Obama is a good president?" stated, "He's bette...
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¿Hablas inglés, Manny Ramirez?Sep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I wonder if Manny Ramirez went back to his home country and spoke English to the reporters there, would he make the same money there as he makes here in this wonderful, ...