Palatine Opinion
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Check voting rolls with care, fairnessJun 19, 2012 5:00 am - Just when I think that the Democrats and Republicans have reached an all-time low during election season, they manage to become sleazier, more devious and blatantly lie ...
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Vote GOP and watch the slide continueJun 17, 2012 5:00 am - There have been a number of opinions written in the Herald regarding what has led to our budget deficits. Let’s start by trying to agree on a few truths. 1) Our country’...
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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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Don’t punish students over cheeringJun 15, 2012 5:00 am - What horror I felt in reading the June 7 article titled “Schaumburg district clamps down on graduation cheering.” Excited to be reaching a major milestone in life, four ...
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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: A two-sided lesson in pathfindingJun 13, 2012 5:00 am - You can see it in the faces of the thousands of brand new graduates we photographed over the last few weeks at scores of high school commencements. Children blossoming i...
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Plenty of options for low-income womenJun 12, 2012 5:00 am - A shocking new video reveals that Planned Parenthood is advising young women they can terminate their pregnancy if they are unhappy with the gender of the child. Sex sel...
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Three tax payments in one year’s time?Jun 10, 2012 5:00 am - Within a year I will now be paying property taxes three times: Nov. 1, Mar. 1 and now Aug. 1. How does Cook County expect people that are already living paycheck to payc...
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Zoning board ruling on COD was wiseJun 10, 2012 4:46 am - On May 10, 260 unhappy homeowners/taxpayers stated their opposition to College of DuPage’s expansion plans. Too many large (3 stories high) structures that are within 10...
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The SoapboxJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ray and the first morning of summer: Here's how Ray Bradbury wrote about growing up in Waukegan in the intro to “Dandelion Wine.” “It was a quiet morning, the town cover...