Mount Prospect Opinion
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Red-light cameras = big dollars for townsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Everyone favors making our roads safer for citizens, but "red-light cameras" put revenue above safety. These cameras are supposed to help prevent accidents by taking pic...
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Safety clearly not only reason for camerasJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Can we please move the debate about whether the installation of the red-light cameras is strictly for safety reasons and just accept the fact that the primary reason the...
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If unsafe, repeal right turn on redJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - If right turn on red was such a safety issue, I imagine IDOT or whoever governs this rule would repeal the right turn on red law. Like any other traffic law, there alway...
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Voice your opinion on taxing benefitJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It is my understanding that a proposal is afloat regarding the taxing of employees based on their employer's insurance costs for that individual. Mention has been made t...
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Kirk, Bean wrong on global warmingJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In my opinion we need to start now to replace Mark Kirk and Melissa Bean. They do not represent you or me. It is time for them to go! They want to destroy the coal indus...
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Young adults hit hard by lack of jobsJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I am 21, a graduate of the University of Illinois in Chicago, in debt from student loans, and have been unemployed since October. I am not by any means alone in this. De...
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Everything costs money - our moneyJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Looks like the president and his wife are running around like a bunch of jet-setters - on talk shows, at graduations and visiting other countries and states. It costs a ...
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Harry Potter and the teenage driversJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's just acknowledge right off the bat that Harry, Ron, Hermione and their wand-wielding friends are no sticklers for rules. When last we saw them, the magical trio an...
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Arlington should bid out refuse collectionJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights has a reputation for being at the forefront of many of the most important issues of our time. The village was one of the early leaders in residential r...
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Celebrate success of DP/PR Relay for LifeJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A HUGE thank you to the residents, businesses and community leaders who supported the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Des Plaines/Park Ridge on June 26 at Ma...