Mount Prospect Opinion
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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IHSA and IPA are acting like childrenFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - In their "conflict" over the rights to photograph high school athletic events, The Illinois High School Association and the Illinois Press Association sound like a pair ...
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Roskam insensitive on social justiceFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A focus on social justice is a value I look for in candidates for public office. One of the ways I use to track the voting records of my senators and representative is ...
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Illinois should end the death penaltyFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - We were disappointed to read Christy Gutowski's article regarding, "Three DuPage elected officials called for Gov. Blagojevich to lift Illinois' moratorium on execution...
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You can listen but still not agreeFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - As a very involved parent and a member of the Facilities Review Committee I need to respond to Mr. Wilson's letter. Mr. Wilson stated that the Board of Education didn't ...
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Media contributes to school shootingsFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - In Friday's editorial, the Daily Herald asks a rhetorical question about the cause of school shootings. Some believe it is the availability of guns. Many feel it is the ...
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Dist. 57 board acting deliberateFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - I am responding to Mr. Wilson's editorial on the board of education's unanimous decision to postpone housing District 57's first graders at Westbrook for the 2008-2009 s...
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Soapbox: Win, lose, drawFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has ruled, but it hardly has brought resolution. Villa Olivia, a banquet, ski, golf resort in Bartlett, has been trying for some time to convert its golf operati...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Is public land really public?Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Once again I read where some local governments are imposing heavy fines on property owners who fail to remove snow from public sidewalks. Since the citize...