Mount Prospect Opinion
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Dist. 57 taxpayers being robbedNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: It was interesting to see in the Daily Herald Schools Report Card that District 57 administrators are ranked the 12th highest paid administrators in the s...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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News coverage missed the pointNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - On Oct. 27, I was part of a group of more than 5,000 people witnessing for peace at the federal building in downtown Chicago. I heard short speeches from Catholic and Pr...
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Soapbox: We need to listenNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Here's a salute to the League of Women's Voters/Palatine Area for its Veterans Day luncheon last week in Schaumburg. It was there that the League honored women in the mi...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Soapbox: Silly law; silly lawsuitNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a highly elastic imagination to fathom just how the constitutional rights of Buffalo Grove atheist Robert Sherman or his daughter might be harmed by a newly req...
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Groups do assist women with babiesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing this information to the attention of Anne Ahrens of Schaumburg, whose letter was in the Fence Post on Oct. 19. Perhaps she has never head of PHD of Palatine...
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Herald's job is to report real newsOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - It was very disappointing, to say the least, seeing an above-the-fold story on Sherri Shepherd on the front page. Since when is entertainment this important? This story ...
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Prospect Knights thrilled us allOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Prospect Knights thrilled us all To the editor: Congratulations to the Prospect Marching Knights on their highly successful 2007 competition season. The band excelled lo...
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...