Palatine Opinion
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First, the good news about Iraq warJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - The good news is that after nearly nine years in Iraq our troops are coming home. The bad news is that after nearly nine years in Iraq we still don’t know how we are go...
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Look inward for source of our woesJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - How many Iranians conspired to sell worthless collateral debt obligations to municipalities and pension funds? How many homes were foreclosed by Iraqis? How many Syrians...
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Inexperience of Obama showing againJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - Thanks, Mr. President, you showed your true lack of experience and common sense once again. Your administration announced on Dec. 13 that it was cutting several hundred ...
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Cut, yes, but cooperate and share painJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - One refrain of which we all must be tiring after, lo, these many years of this interminable economic downturn is this: “We need to make painful cuts.” We do. In many pla...
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More reasons to restore death penaltyJan 03, 2012 4:00 am - I read in the Daily Herald the story of the little 9-year-old child murdered in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was killed with the use of a brick, her head, hands and feet were cu...
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Roll back Illinois’ corporate income taxJan 02, 2012 4:00 am - Middle-class and working families and the businesses that employ them need look no further for a clear, concise plan to allow the private sector to do what it does best ...
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More gambling won’t fix budgetJan 02, 2012 4:00 am - In their quest for new casinos in and around the city of Chicago, state Sen. John Cullerton, state Rep. Lou Lang, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other prominent public officials...
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Open adoptions not always so openJan 02, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you, Daily Herald, for the wonderfully uplifting story of open adoption on the front page Nov. 27. It is heartwarming to see the love these two sets of parents hav...
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President’s making some big mistakesJan 01, 2012 4:00 am - Now, we know election 2012 is nearing, as one of the frequent contributors to Fence Post is back and promoting the Obama agenda. And soon we will hear from the companion...
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Legislative leaders put re-election firstJan 01, 2012 4:00 am - State Senate President John Cullerton gave a recent response to an editorial on tax breaks for Sears describing how he championed the deal and was working to make sure i...