Palatine Opinion
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Palatine Jaycees deserve our thanksJul 24, 2017 5:00 am - I would like to thank the Palatine Jaycees for giving the Village of Palatine the Hometown Fest again this year. I do not know many people attended the Palatine Hometown...
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Climate just one sign of Trump's isolationismJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - The recent column by Byron York calls the Trump dismissal of the Paris Climate Accord the primary factor in the growing outcry that his administration is abdicating the ...
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Editorial: Respect for the service, training of those who fight firesJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Fighting fires is and always will be a dangerous job done by brave people. Much is made of all the high-tech equipment that has been developed over the years and is cred...
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If rejecting history, let's go all the wayJul 15, 2017 1:00 am - There are movements in America to remove any and all monuments honoring the Confederate cause in Civil War I. As Teddy Roosevelt would say, "Bully!" But, then let's go a...
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Exempt non-alcohol beerJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - If the Cook County Board president and commissioners really cared about the health of its residents, they would not have included nonalcoholic beers in their new beverag...
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We need fewer offices, better coverageJul 09, 2017 1:00 am - Your June 29 editorial ("Good candidates needed") decries the gap between the demand for elected officials and the supply of qualified candidates. I recruit good people ...
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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...