Mount Prospect Opinion
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Editorial: Ideas shouldn't be shut down by being shouted downJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - Ironically, the people packing the room in protest had won the battle before the meeting even started. Mount Prospect Police Chief Tim Janowick had dropped his proposal ...
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We must do more to help persecuted ChristiansJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - I'm writing on behalf of the Assyrian Christians in Iraq whose lives are in severe danger by the ISIS caliphate. The Assyrians were one of the first peoples to convert t...
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Editorial: Sales tax increase still a bad idea for Cook CountyJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - If anyone has earned the credibility to justify revisiting a sales tax increase in Cook County, it's Toni Preckwinkle. In almost five years at the helm of the county boa...
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Pension story shows Illinois' dismal conditionJul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - My wife and I both would like to thank the Daily Herald and Jake Griffin for his Suburban Tax Watchdog articles. It is this type of investigative reporting that makes us...
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Take care of our own needy firstJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - When I read today's Herald, I am so very ashamed to say I am a citizen of the great(?) U.S.A. In recent paper was an article about decorated hero Adam Taylor, who rec...
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Schools show value of nutrition, structureJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - Yes we can! Thank you Melissa Silverberg and the Daily Herald for shining light on the one issue that is impeding the continued success of our nation. An educated and ...
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Writer wants working people to feel guiltyJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - An article by Ana Swanson of The Washington Post, was convoluted at best. She states that people making minimum wage would have to work at least 60 hours a week to cover...
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Questions remain on paramedics, doctorsJun 18, 2015 1:00 am - I'm deeply concerned and have some questions regarding your front page article "doctor helping or hindering?" As stated, a Sun City-Huntley resident's golf cart went ov...
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We must control chemicals in our foodJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Mary Flanagan is right when she states: Just because a group is a nonprofit or contains scientific sounding words does not make its agenda valid. Unfortunately, when yo...
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Editorial: More innovation from community colleges, NIUJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Community colleges may still have a way to go before establishing their own four-year degree programs, but five suburban community colleges took a step last week that es...