Mount Prospect Opinion
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Wake up and change U.S. energy policyMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - There has been a lot said about the current government's failure to act quickly enough to fix the oil spill. We all need to ignore the issue of how quickly the Obama adm...
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Democrats are corrupted by powerMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, after the success of shoving his bogus health care law down American throats, now President Obama seeks to regulate the financial community. It's a win-win push fo...
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Get more facts before criticizing hiringMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald editorial staff needs to check with the Daily Herald human resources staff on what questions a former employer will answer about an employee. In most ca...
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Pension series lacked balanceMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Although it is an issue that needs to be discussed, as a retired teacher I am dismayed at your headlines this week that lead the public to believe that all Illinois teac...
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Immigration law aims to preserve libertyMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - With all the ballyhoo about the new law in Arizona the ever-familiar ring of prejudice has struck again in our country. I have heard there are more immigrants leaving th...
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Cost of gas only starts at pumpMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - You know that really cute commercial that shows all the types of energy available to us - wind, solar, natural gas, coal and oil - and then it goes on to say that oil is...
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Lesson in ordnanceMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - In reply to Gus Gustafson's letter, "No one in U.S. should have an AK-47," having been around firearms, having had law enforcement experience, I can say there are a few ...
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True reform means ending 'too big to fail'May 06, 2010 11:00 pm - True financial reform must accomplish two things in my view: preserve the integrity of our nation's financial system and protect taxpayers from future bailouts. The fina...
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Racial profiling is not new to AmericaMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Profiling is, was, and always will be. Sometimes we may like it and other times not. Every business in this country profiles its customers. It may be called segmenting, ...
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Willing to play teacher for a dayMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I wholeheartedly agree with the May 1st Fence Post from Sharon Klay. Do a story about the life of a teacher. I agree with her suggestion for folks "to walk in a teacher'...