Palatine Opinion
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Don’t try to link pensions, povertyOct 20, 2011 5:00 am - In his Sept. 23 letter to the editor, Bill Loebbaka argues that the $100,000 eliminated from a program to help the poor could easily be replaced “by just eliminating one...
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Tea party doesn’t deserve top billingOct 20, 2011 5:00 am - I think it is a disservice to this country to give “above the fold” coverage to this group of radicals called the tea party. What percentage of the population identifies...
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Trade deals will promote job growthOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - Despite the clear economic benefits of trade, almost every story about the recent agreements with Panama, South Korea and Colombia included at least one hard-core oppone...
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Halt Sears tax breakOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - There are more than 21,000 children in District 300, and for the last 23 years they have been figuratively told to sit quietly at the back of the bus while their educati...
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‘Do Not Call’ should apply to censusOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - I am receiving unwanted phone calls from a location in Jeffersonville, Ind., and from (888) 419-7586. When they do tell you who they are, they say they are the U.S. Cens...
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U-46 insider supports D300 fightOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - As a parent with two kids in the U-46 school system, a two-time candidate for the U-46 board of education and a former vice chairman of the U-46 Citizens Advisory Counci...
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Blame Congress for housing woesOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - Richard Franke’s Oct. 1 letter on the housing crisis was right on, and something the press has ignored. Fannie Mae was the main cause of this housing-economic depression...
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GOP tax holiday is foolhardyOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - The latest idea by the GOP is to give multinational corporation a tax holiday so they can repatriate profits earned overseas like former President Bush got through Congr...
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Stop the games, get us some jobsOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - It is way past time for the Republicans to stop their games, to stop showing their racial hate for our president, to stop their disrespect for the office of president of...
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Deport those accused of feloniesOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - After reading the op-ed column by Rodney Craig, village president of Hanover Park, I felt I had to voice my opinion. I definitely agree we need a change in our illegal i...