Mount Prospect Opinion
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Dist. 211 contract a bust for taxpayersJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The fact that this new contract guarantees teachers a cost of living increase the second-fourth years of the contract and offers step raises as well is totally irrespons...
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Dogfighting enthusiasts dangerous to allJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The incidence of dogfighting is still rampant in light of the multistate arrests of animal abusers and hundreds of dogs being tortured and traumatized. There is very lit...
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Wheeling parade a big disappointmentJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I was seated 50 yards from the start of a great parade Wheeling has had in the past but I needed to go to the bathroom at Burger King. A lot of people were waiting to us...
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BG a wonderful place to live, prayJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - My beautiful mother, Caroline Lill Rosenberg, died this past March, leaving a huge void in the lives of all who knew and loved her. In the Jewish religion, children whos...
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Being a Boy Scout is the best thing everJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I just want to write a letter to you to tell you about how great it is to be a Boy Scout. I belong to Troop 196 in Schaumburg, Illinois and this troop has got to be the...
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Another slam-bang parade in Hoffman!Jul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The Hoffman Estates Fourth of July Festival has come to a close. Winners of this year's parade awards are: Float/Mayor's Cup: Hoffman Estates Arts Commission. Youth Entr...
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Disappointed that property was stolenJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - In the wee hours of the morning on July 5 someone stole my wishing well. It was a small, 2-foot yard ornament in the flower bed in front of my home. On top of the wooden...
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America should "stand back" in IranJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It appears that some Americans and some Republicans have forgotten our own American history. The battles for women's suffrage and civil rights saw civil disobedience in ...
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Union workers already sharing in painJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - In the June 19 "Our View" column, Daily Herald management asks Democrats and unions to "share pain." Excuse me, but I think Democrats, and especially union workers, have...
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Patriotic letter refreshing to readJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - This is in regard to the June 16 letter from Ed Kowynia about our flag. At a time when naysayers are bashing America, telling us what's wrong with America, and how the r...