Palatine Opinion
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Avalanche of charity requests does no goodApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Since late December I have received 117 mailed requests for donations from 43 charities. Many of these include several pages of heartwarming stories and all sorts of pre...
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Obama has started a long ‘odyssey’Apr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Does anyone appreciate the irony that Barack Obama launched his 2012 campaign exactly on the eighth anniversary of “Operation Iraqi Freedom?” When we were kids we’d ofte...
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Not always innocent until proven guiltyApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - “Innocent until proven guilty” is the thing that separates the American justice system from the rest of the world. The City of Elgin is collecting a bounty of $500 on pe...
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Insurance costs weighing on retireesApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - This is a rebuttal to Cathy McQuillan’s Fence Post letter. I did get the facts straight. I received the information from the governor’s office. After your letter I calle...
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Religion doesn’t belong in schoolsApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - This is in response to a March 29 letter by John Boelens, who seems to believe that creationism is fact and should be taught in school equally with the theory of evoluti...
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No barrier will stop Asian carpApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - State and federal politicians, federal and state agencies, and various interest groups including environmental organizations that should know better are calling for a pe...
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Health care law keeps insurers in checkApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - Before I get to the gist of my letter, let me make clear that I have wanted to pay for my health insurance for the entire seven years I’ve been working in Illinois, but ...
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Budget losing its constitutional focusApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - This month, hundreds of congressmen of both parties voted for unconstitutional spending. The Constitution states, in Article I, Section 8, all of Congress’ powers, and i...
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Obama’s record nothing to toutApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - “Obama to campaign on record of progress” — Daily Herald, April 5 Wasn’t his book titled “The Audacity of Hope”? Well, this guy sure knows about audacity. It reminds me ...
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Lawsuit abuse adds to tax burdenApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - Tax Day has become a national day of protest as thousands of Americans voice their concern about the tax and spend policies. In Illinois, lawmakers added fuel to the fir...