Mount Prospect Opinion
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Just put the Bears on the blockDec 21, 2014 4:01 am - Note to the McCaskey's: The Chicago Bear fans have been abused and punished enough under your ownership. Please sell the Bears. Mr. Halas must be rolling over in his gra...
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Sign the bill letting instructors teachDec 15, 2014 4:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has recently granted 126 clemency petitions. He needs to sign SB 2887, recently passed by both Illinois houses and currently on his desk. SB 2887 will gra...
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Don't expect perfect resolutions in police workDec 14, 2014 4:01 am - One can surmise that all police officers are not perfect, but one can also surmise that society is not perfect either. In fact, some segments of society are completely d...
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Obama's immigrant plan will increase our debtDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - The more I hear about the president's plans on immigration, the more I think this is so crazy and nuts! This president is truly out to change this country, and not for t...
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Act of kindness brightened ThanksgivingDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - With a wife in a nursing home I found myself with no place to go on Thanksgiving evening after visiting her. I was looking for people and a place to have dinner, but alm...
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Have we forgotten Pearl Harbor?Dec 10, 2014 4:01 am - On Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, I listened to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speak the words "a day which will live in infamy." Following that, "remember Pearl Harbor" bec...
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Excess funds one day; a tax hike the next?Dec 08, 2014 4:01 am - The District 214 school board is proposing a 2.4 percent tax levy hike for next year. This fall the board approved unnecessary spending of $45 million that they had in e...
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Speak up about your school district taxesDec 08, 2014 4:01 am - Citizens, beware! School District 214 has approved a 2.4 percent (increase in the) tax levy for next year. District 214 will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at t...
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Leaders should focus on root causes of crimeDec 08, 2014 4:01 am - I am the first to agree that many police officers abuse their power and nobody deserves to die. But I find the reporting of the Michael Brown death and aftermath by the ...
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The SoapboxDec 06, 2014 4:01 am - Whiskers for charity: Who knew that not shaving could feel so good? Gurnee police officials are winking at the department's personal appearance policy to benefit ch...