Mount Prospect Opinion
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Dear Mr. President: Please help businessMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I am one of those average citizens in my sixties who has dutifully paid taxes all his life and has lost a significant portion of my retirement savings. As you know, many...
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Shouldn't employee have free choice?Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been hearing about a bill pending a vote in Congress called the "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA). The AFL-CIO ran a TV ad stating that it would "bring fairness ...
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Rooting for failure is un-American, RushMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The most telling aspect of Rush Limbaugh's speech at CPAC was his Super Bowl analogy; as a Steelers fan he said that it was perfectly natural for him to root for Kurt Wa...
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Red light cameras are a total scamMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Something must be done soon to stop the incredible ripoff that our local communities are forcing on drivers. The idea of cameras that can catch people who blow off red l...
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Tax increase needed to protect Prospect Heights police serviceMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As abhorrent as the thought of a tax increase is in the current depressed economy, we urge "yes" votes on the two-part proposal for a police protection tax in Prospect H...
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Bradley, Gonzalez, O'Mara and Reese in District 26 school boardMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The choices facing the voters in the race for the River Trails Elementary District 26 school board are difficult. Six candidates are running for four seats and we find e...
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Support ECC's building planMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Right now jobs are scarce for constructions workers, plumbers and other skilled laborers. Though I'm lucky enough to have a job right now, many of my friends and co-work...
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Good Americans hope stimulus worksMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - It amazes me how, when the Republicans were in power, the deficit was not a concern. They said it seemed high but not relative to the GNP. They say God Bless America and...
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ECC expansion will create jobs now and laterMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In this sluggish economic climate, one of the best things we can do for our local economy is to keep our communities working. That's why I'm supporting the Elgin Communi...
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Obama's tax cut is really not a tax cutMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Many who read this - Democrats, liberals, and Republicans - who voted for Obama will not believe me when I say that Obama's tax cut really isn't a tax cut. I don't want...