Prospect Heights Opinion
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So long, Margaret, and ... thank youJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - On Friday June 8, 2012, students departed local elementary, junior high schools, and high schools to begin a time of “summer vacation.” This is normally a time for teach...
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Editorial: Use the new tool to help Cook taxpayersJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - If you’re a Cook County taxpayer, did you spend any time with the 139-page special section county officials put together and inserted into the newspaper recently? It rea...
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Next step after health care rulingJul 07, 2012 5:00 am - Next step after health care ruling Impeach John Roberts. Michael O’Brien Prospect Heights ...
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Obama abused executive privilegeJul 06, 2012 5:00 am - Obama abused executive privilege Much like the Watergate cover-up, President Obama’s exercise of executive privilege in the Fast and Furious debacle may turn out to...
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A better way to contact lawmakersJul 04, 2012 5:00 am - Fred Crespo may call the invasion on his private space “almost personal,” but I’m not a politician, and I can call it what it is: harassment and trespassing. If I were h...
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Same-sex marriage is a civil rightJun 26, 2012 5:00 am - In answer to Mr. Jeff Gorden’s letter about the religious aspect of marriage, I would like to remind him that marriage is, by definition, in the state of Illinois and th...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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Religious liberty is at stakeJun 16, 2012 5:00 am - The news media have done a poor job of clarifying the controversy regarding the Catholic Church’s objection to the Obamacare mandate. First, it is not a contraception is...
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Editorial: The case for simplifying Cook’s tax processJun 15, 2012 5:00 am - It’s a lesson in the dangers of unintended consequences, by nearly every account. And if you own a home in suburban Cook County, you’re probably paying more as a result....
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Editorial: Relay for Life a worthy investmentJun 12, 2012 5:00 am - Perhaps you were one of 765 participants at Barrington High School last weekend. Or one of the 26 teams at Hersey High School. Or perhaps you are planning to show up at ...