Palatine Opinion
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Multi-year planning, efficiencies helping Dist. 211 operate free of debtSep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - A recent headline in the Daily Herald read that the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 budget lowers costs and forecasts a $7.9 million surplus. Understandably...
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Editorial: An ode to the Paddock newspaper familySep 15, 2018 2:00 pm - When word went out Thursday that as part of the company's conversion into full employee ownership, the Paddock family is in the process of selling its 120-year interest ...
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Time for Palatine to revisit raising the minimum wageSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - On May 8, 2017, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz and the Village Council unanimously opted out of the Cook County ordinances increasing the minimum wage and instituting paid ...
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Letter: Immigrants remind us of our American idealsJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - On the evening before the Fourth of July, as my family and I walked to the park to see the fireworks display, we passed an elderly couple sitting outside a convenience s...
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Editorial: Eagerness to help those in need makes our suburbs greatJun 26, 2018 11:00 pm - Many things make the suburbs special, but one stands out: People's eagerness to step forward and help neighbors who need it. Born of a close connection to the community ...
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Collection for troops went well beyond expectationsMay 31, 2018 5:00 am - Recently our group, Help USA Troops, organized a collection and packing drive to send care packages to deployed troops. Our Northwest suburban community of helpers inclu...
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Morrison: Palatine GOP stacked deck to get Rauner endorsedMar 01, 2018 4:00 am - The Palatine GOP just announced its endorsement of Bruce Rauner and other candidates for the March primary election. Committeeman Aaron Del Mar, a Rauner supporter, said...
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Include voices of students in debate on transgenderFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - If you look through our high school yearbooks, we are probably not the students you would place together. One of us is a freshman; one is looking seriously at colleges t...
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Endorsement: Quigley for the Democrats in Congress Dist. 5Feb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - Mike Quigley has been in Congress since 2009 and has been a reliably progressive voice on immigration, net neutrality, gay rights and reinstating the ban on assault weap...
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Palatine hot dog stand comes throughFeb 12, 2018 4:00 am - After 28-plus years Photo's Hot Dogs in Mount Prospect suddenly and permanently closed down. A note on the door greeted families going there for lunch on Saturday Feb. 3...