Mount Prospect Opinion
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Small families protect the planetMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I was appalled by your May 10 article highlighting Mother's Day and the family with their 17 children. In this day and age, with so many of the world's problems being ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Both right and wrong When Hoffman Estates police officer Vince Pusateri declined to shake Cook County Board Chairman Todd Stroger's hand at Tuesday's disaster drill at t...
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Now, let's get back to eliminating tollsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It is good to learn that the Illinois Tollway Commission is taking action to clear up the confusion caused by the failure of its contracted services to notify toll viola...
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Why don't we have true energy policy?May 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The United States has never had a national energy policy. The closest we've come to one was during the Carter Administration with 55 miles per hour speed limits and pen...
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Economy needs different approachMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - There is a CNBC political and financial commentator who keeps calling this a "Goldilocks Economy." I don't understand what's good in this analogy. Goldilocks and Bush ...
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Spend tax rebates on food pantriesMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Demand is up at food pantries due to the downturn in the economy and increased food prices. At the same time, economic stimulus pay outs are being issued by the federal ...
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Police have duty to people, not cougarsMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Linda Kimsey (Fence Post, April 29) wonders why four Chicago police officers chased the cougar "all day" instead of firing a tranquilizer dart to subdue the animal. Ther...
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Ethanol or corn flakes, food or fuelMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Could we all get our priorities straight? It seems to me that food has been an essential element of the lives of humans dating back to Adam and Eve. We don't have to hav...
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No reason to trust Jim ThompsonMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Just my advice to the people of Illinois: Beware the words of Jim Thompson. You've all seen what he's done for Lord Black. Jim Thompson doesn't care for the people of I...
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Eminent domain is being abusedMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I applaud Rosette Marturana's letter, "Leaders have no regard for history." I would like to add: If any of our leaders owned property with a viable business operating on...