Palatine Opinion
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Palatine Township doesn't need parliamentarian, just a momDec 04, 2017 4:00 am - Palatine Township, I'll volunteer to be your referee so you don't have to waste money hiring a "parliamentarian." I can make sure your conversations remain civil and wil...
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CLAP for safety on foot, cycleDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - I want to thank writer Marni Pyke and the Daily Herald for your early November articles on the increasing number of accidents involving vehicles and bikers/walkers in th...
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Guest View: District 211 rebuts transgender lawsuit chargeDec 02, 2017 5:00 am - By Daniel Cates District 211 Superintendent On November 30, 2017, a lawsuit was filed against Township High School District 211 claiming the District had violated the ri...
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Immigration cartoon was on targetNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - A kudos to the artist who created the cartoon in the November 25 Herald. It was very topical in depicting the "Sanctuary City 1620" between the Indians and the Pilgrims...
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Editorial: Teaching and enforcing civility among public officialsNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - As tempting as it might be to take Palatine Township board members to task for admitting they need a mediator to help them remain civil and stay on course in meetings, l...
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Familiar formulaNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Democratic candidate for governor J.B. Pritzker's op-ed in the Nov. 22 edition can be reduced to four words, "Tax More - Spend More." Yep, that'll reduce the exodus f...
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Superintendent was not held accountableNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - I think the Elementary School District 62 "package" granted Floyd Williams perpetuates the atmosphere of looking the other way when sexual harassment claims are made. Th...
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Unions usually don't lose; taxpayers doNov 13, 2017 4:00 am - The letter from Judy Janes, "Community loses in D15 strike," is misguided. Unions put forward a list of demands and basically they win 85 percent of what they demand. To...
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Palatine District 15 spending plenty of money on attorneysNov 13, 2017 4:00 am - The District 15 school board claims on social media that they are bargaining in good faith to resolve the strike of support staff. One would think there is no money to s...
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Keeping perspective on influence of electionsNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Politically I'm a moderate conservative, I voted for Obama for Illinois U.S. Senate despite his razor-thin resume and I've always toggled between Fox News and CNN to get...