Mount Prospect Opinion
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Architects still very much neededApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - I was disappointed in the article in the March 28 issue about a group of Rolling Meadows students who designed a new fire station for Rolling Meadows. Disappointed becau...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Saturday Soapbox: Thanks for thinking of themApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the lesser publicized aspects of John and Rita Canning's generous donation to Northwest Community Hospital is worth a closer look. Part of their $1 million contri...
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Allow a vote on recall measureApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - State Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson, you need to stand up for the people of Illinois, not Rod Blagojevich, and allow the Recall Amendment a vote by the Senate....
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Clinton tax story merited strong playApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I get three papers delivered every day. I am aware of the different ways newspapers try to adjust the news, but when I see the Herald put the Clinton tax information on ...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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'Triangle' plan needs your inputApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Residents of Mount Prospect, if you have an opinion about the redevelopment of our downtown, specifically in the "Triangle" area at Northwest Highway and Route 83, now i...
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Can we help find pet pied cockatiel?Apr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 19, our pet cockatiel, Magnet, became startled and accidentally flew out of our home through a back door that had been slightly open. That wouldn't have occurre...
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Educators aren't just principals, teachersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now comes the story of Al Weber. Weber, as Daily Herald reporter Sheila Ahern wrote last week, was not what we normally think of when we hear the word educator. He was ...
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Ultimately, public must clean up messApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again we hear about our friend Todd Stroger, Cook County Board president, who just gave his cousin a 12 percent raise. His cousin's battle cry before the election ...