Mount Prospect Opinion
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New agency should manage stimulusMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The economic stimulus package will not perform as advertised, not because it isn't sufficiently capitalized nor the proper mix of spending and tax incentives. The reason...
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Students shouldn't be political pawnsMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Area schools run elections and mock elections with some regularity. When they do, all candidates, or those portraying them, typically get a chance to campaign, to presen...
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Bible spells out why Obama is wrongMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Why did we elect a pro-abortion president and his pro-abortion Democratic leadership for Congress who are taking aim at unborn children, with their radical pro-abortion ...
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People must keep pressing for truthMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The continued voicing of righteous indignation by the citizens of Illinois was very instrumental in removing the former overreaching governor. Please, let's not stop the...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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Please tell Cheney we've heard enoughMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Here we are, just weeks into the new administration and Dick Cheney is already injecting his sadistic ideas into the public debate. After Dick Cheney, George Bush and th...
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Media is biased toward IsraelMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Israel's recent warmongering in Gaza has been a public relations disaster for Israel and the U.S. everywhere in the world except here in our own press corps. Yet many Am...
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A few changes would help reform IllinoisMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Following are a couple of changes that I recommend. I believe they would greatly reform government in Illinois. They would make our government more small-d democratic an...
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Secret ballot is vital when voting on unionMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Mount Prospect Chamber, we chose to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), legislation that would curtail the r...
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Dist. 57 challengers should get your voteMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The only incumbent running for re-election to District 57's Board of Education, Joann Harms, has not proven herself an effective advocate for children. A good board memb...