Mount Prospect Opinion
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Let's fix sights on energy, climateDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - New ideas really have to struggle to survive. Copernicus was convinced the earth went around the sun and was not the center of the universe. For this, he was placed unde...
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Congress has worse issues than steroidsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Can someone tell me what's wrong with our elected representatives? Our country is in a downhill slide. Inflation is setting in. We have immigration problems of great ma...
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Going beyond the Mitchell ReportDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Kudos to Barry Rozner for his Dec. 14 column "Dough! Mitchell whiffed" about George Mitchell's report on performance enhancing drugs in MLB. Regrettably, Mitchell missed...
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Saturday Soapbox: Leaf-burning decision anti-climacticDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - After years of study, plenty of discussion and a full community survey, North Barrington's long-delayed decision this week on leaf-burning was a bit anti-climactic. Trus...
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Fuel-efficiency goal is national disgraceDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - What a disgrace for Congress to mandate a fleet fuel efficiency of 35 mpg by 2020. Do they know that there already are cars that offer higher efficiencies than that? Thi...
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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IHSA is only being fiscally responsibleDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - I am trying to understand the position the Daily Herald and other newspapers have on the IHSA photo issue. It appears to be something different that what you write. It...
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Why not reward teachers well?Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - This teacher bashing is ridiculous. So what if they receive a decent amount of vacation time? Firefighters also receive plenty of time off. Along the same lines, firefig...
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The Democrats would tax the richDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - During their recent debate in Iowa, the Democratic presidential hopefuls all agreed that wealthy Americans and corporations should pay more in taxes. That is precisely t...