Mount Prospect Opinion
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Cubs loss will mean higher ticket pricesNov 08, 2015 5:42 am - If there was a ever a doubt the stars were aligned for the Cubs to not only go to the big dance but actually win the World Series consider the following: they were the h...
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Seniors cost of living not increasing?Oct 28, 2015 1:00 am - I recently learned Seniors will not be getting a cost of living increase in their Social Security checks in 2016. Why? Low inflation and gasoline prices are down. Great....
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Grateful to a Good Samaritan at stationOct 26, 2015 5:00 am - A giant thank you to the anonymous Good Samaritan who found my cell phone and returned it to the ticket taker's tray in the station! This past Sunday, I was waiting outs...
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Editorial: Loophole is no way for schools to collect taxesOct 22, 2015 2:00 pm - Schools operate on a set of rules - students know that if they break them, they face the consequences. Students, however, many times follow the adage that rules are made...
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This is the year for lover of Cubs, baseballOct 21, 2015 1:00 am - Andy. this is the year! Seventy years ago, I was walking home from St. Mary's School in Des Plaines and stopped to listen to the roar of the crowd being blasted out of a...
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Armed teachers could protect studentsOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - After hearing about the tragedy at the community college in Oregon, wouldn't it make sense to allow all teachers to conceal and carry in the classroom? If it saves jus...
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Old news repeating itself in mass shootingsOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Another school shooting - this time at a community college in Oregon. If the assailant had thrown a stick of dynamite into a classroom, the public would be outraged abo...
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'Tag day' collections deserve supportOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - Annually, since the fall of 1984, I have been out on street intersections collecting for the Knights of Columbus to assist the mentally handicapped and challenged. You l...
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We lose rights when religion eliminatedOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - With regard to the letter "Best of all worlds with no religion," written by Theodore M. Utchen, published in Your Views on Sept. 5: We have seen clearly in the 20th cent...