Palatine Opinion
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Pension costs should be shared 50-50Aug 12, 2012 5:00 am - While Illinois politicians vacillate on the issue of public pension reform, the investment ratings firm Moody’s is proposing that pension funds lower their projection of...
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Emanuel’s statement weakens credibilityAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Rahm Emanuel’s chokehold attempt to deny Chick-fil-A from doing business in the city not only proves that the Chicago Machine is alive and well, but that he and so many ...
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Target domestic terrorists firstAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - We all know about the tragedy that happened in Oak Creek, Wis., gurdwara. It raises more questions than we know the answers. Slowly we will come out of it and adjust, an...
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Here's thought on the bridge projectAug 10, 2012 5:00 pm - Have the Palatine Township board save the expanded cost of the Briarwood Lane Bridge project by redesigning the replacement with no impact on the approaches and landscap...
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Pray for safety of all faith gatheringsAug 10, 2012 10:33 am - We as leaders, lay and clergy, of diverse religious groups in the Northwest suburbs write in response to the senseless shooting at the Sikh temple in a Milwaukee suburb....
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Other groups step up with loss of Y-MeAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - As a cancer survivor and director of an agency in the field of cancer support and wellness, I was saddened to hear about the closing of Y-Me, a nationally-recognized can...
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Editorial: It’s not violence but common humanity that defines usAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - Much argument can be made about guns and violence in America today in the wake of the murderous shooting spree near Milwaukee last weekend, and that debate is legitimate...
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We’ll ‘adapt’ while Exxon profits soarAug 03, 2012 5:00 am - Recently the CEO of Exxon Mobil, Rex Tillerson, admitted that the climate is changing and the burning of fossil fuels is a contributor. Taking a page from the tobacco in...
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Rights threatened everywhere we turnAug 02, 2012 5:00 am - It is amazing to me to see the destruction of the U.S. Constitution happen right before my eyes. Even though it has been under attack for some time, what is now happenin...
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Can’t see need for park district tax hikeJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - My wife and I have lived in Arlington Heights since 1998. We own a small split-level south of Central sitting on a postage stamp-sized lot of 5,400 square feet. We chose...