Prospect Heights Opinion
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The SoapboxJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - Requiring responsibility: A proposed Cook County Board ordinance would fine people who fail to report if their firearms are lost, stolen or sold. Too often, guns bought...
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Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...
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The SoapboxJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Just walk the extra steps: Pretending to be disabled to get a good parking spot is pretty low, but it’s rampant enough that a new state law cracks down on using the disa...
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Bike helmet saved his lifeJan 01, 2013 4:00 am - I have ridden a bicycle for over 40 years and all of those years I wore a helmet. On Oct. 24, I was only a block away from my home when I crashed. My injuries included s...
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Bears player’s cause a worthy oneDec 18, 2012 4:00 am - Bears player’s cause a worthy one A few weeks ago I wrote an letter describing the plight of the people in Haiti. While waiting to watch the Bears game on a recent ...
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Respect for beliefs needed on each sideDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - With all the talk about Israeli “occupation,” I cannot help but wonder what the Arab countries would have been willing to “return” to Israel if they had been successful ...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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Under Helmer, city is working againDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - Business hours at the Prospect Heights city hall have been extended. Ditto our police station, and the force has been returned to full strength. Ultra Foods is going to ...
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Autism society grants are availableDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - To all parents with special needs young adults and especially adults with autism, Harper College in Palatine, through their Continuing Education department, will be offe...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...