Prospect Heights Opinion
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Seems like Prospect Hts. crime is upMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Is it just me or has violent crime been on the rise in Prospect Heights since they laid off all those cops? Way to go Mayor Vole. Let’s just hope other towns take note. ...
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Time for Dist. 5 to retire Jack WagnerMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - I want to share an experience I recently had with Jack Wagner. It was not a pleasant one. When I learned that someone was running against Mr. Wagner, I checked out his w...
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Don’t give Abboud a free hand in Barrington HillsMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Earnest Benn wrote, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.” Barring...
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Cameras making the roads saferMar 12, 2011 11:00 pm - As a children’s safety organization, we are thrilled to see the results of the recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s study showing that the installment of inte...
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GOP not keeping its election promisesMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - The Republican message in the 2010 election was jobs. The tea party ran on reducing deficit spending. Instead, they plunged into the new congressional session giving the...
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All workers should pay Social SecurityMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Some basic facts. Our members of Congress have their own retirement plan and medical plans, paid by us. They are not in Social Security or Medicare. Why not? The answer ...
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Tax credit adding to debtMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Stunned. That’s all I can say. The IRS has just released the latest version of tax forms and instructions, and you have to know this. As you might recall, in 2008, in th...
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Creationism has no place in schoolMar 11, 2011 2:00 am - As a former science teacher in High School Districts 214 and 113 and a former young earth creationist, I find it disconcerting that there are school board candidates who...
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A plea from one who’s been thereMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s time to start thinking of our troops who are fighting and dying for us to protect America. Send letters and boxes to give them a little bit of home. It is the job ...
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Gas prices a result of lack of leadershipMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - When the price of gasoline kept escalating during the presidency of George W. Bush, the mantra of the Bush-haters/Democrats was, “It’s Bush’s fault because of his friend...