Palatine Opinion
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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...
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Let's have moment of silence at 11 a.m.Nov 11, 2017 12:00 am - Today is Veterans Day. Many of us enjoyed an extra holiday day on Friday and spent it on a trip or shopping. Few of us will remember to honor our veterans. Veterans Day ...
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School board's bad faith bargaining behind District 15 strikeNov 06, 2017 5:00 am - I now understand the 10-year teacher contract in Palatine Township Elementary District 15. What reasonable person wants to go through this nonsense every three years? If...
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Hats off to Villanova boys cross-country!Nov 06, 2017 5:00 am - The St. Colette Tigers congratulate our friends at St. Thomas of Villanova School on their impressive win at the Boys Cross-Country State Championships. We join you in c...
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Whole community losesNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - I now understand the 10-year teacher contract in Palatine Elementary School District 15. What reasonable person wants to go through this nonsense every three years? If t...
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Raising the legal ageNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - A mayor of a Northwest suburb recently said that he wanted to outlaw tobacco sales. I am not going to research the subject, but I am going to guess that tobacco has be...
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Remember rights of the accused in courtOct 28, 2017 1:00 am - This letter is in response to your editorial "How would camera disrupt courtroom decorum?" in which you criticized DuPage County Judge Brian Telander for rejecting a med...