Palatine Opinion
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Media must deal with issues that matterJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - One of the better metaphors I have heard recently is the "ball of yarn," referring to the president's penchant for throwing out yet another outrageous tweet just so he c...
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Health concerns ignoredJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Yesterday I saw American people being dragged off their wheelchairs and thrown into jail. It was appalling. What kind of country would make people feel so fearful for th...
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Editorial: Mundelein, Dist. 211 and a call for local candidatesJun 29, 2017 2:00 am - We have a quandary. In an analysis of the November election, we learned that only 30 percent of potential local races were contested because there weren't more candidate...
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Pertinent facts on school funding reformJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - When it comes to the discussion about SB1, an Illinois Senate bill designed to revise the current school funding formula, those who advocate for its passage conveniently...
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Kindness of strangersJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - Kindness prevails on a United Airlines aircraft. I'm a senior who was injured while in Colorado. Trying to walk to my seat, I had tears running down my face from pain. A...
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Making a statement on supportive housingJun 21, 2017 11:00 pm - People with disabilities live all around us. And often, in the suburbs, they live with great difficulty, thanks to a dearth of support from a state mired in budget calam...
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A gun-rights irony?Jun 20, 2017 1:00 am - Shots fired at innocent individuals is an awful thing, whether the individuals are politicians or average citizens of our country, and my wish for a speedy and total rec...
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State, not county, should manage minimum wageJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made a comment this past week about suburban communities who've opted out of Cook County's minimum wage hike and paid sick l...
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Thank you for Interfaith EventJun 10, 2017 1:00 am - Palatine Public Library sponsored an Interfaith event on May 24 at Palatine Sikh Gurdwara. Palatine Gurdwara is managed by the Sikh Religious Society, which hosted the e...
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No shame; just moneyMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - What has happened to our country? Is George Soros and his money running our country with his liberal friends? President Trump is doing the best job considering the mess ...