Palatine Opinion
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Hard to judge D15 tax request on meritNov 04, 2016 11:30 am - The problem with District 15's $130 million school referendum is that it's very difficult to judge it on its merits. The current school board and District 15 Superintend...
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Osage Park not right place for new schoolNov 04, 2016 11:30 am - As a property owner adjacent to Osage Park, the CCSD #15 plans put forth to construct a three-story school on this site appears to be a disservice to the Osage Park neig...
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People must vote to be representedNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - The only way for a democratic system to work is if the people who are being represented vote. Without a large portion of the population voting in elections, democracie...
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Don't be fooled by Dist. 15 proposalNov 02, 2016 1:00 am - Does the Dist. 15 school board and its superintendent, Scott Thompson, really believe they can dupe voters/residents/taxpayers into voting for an over-bloated $130 milli...
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Unprecedented corruptionNov 02, 2016 1:00 am - The corruption in this country has reached to a level never seen before. We are now at the level of a banana republic. The White House, Justice Department FBI, IRS, and ...
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Seeing how it happensNov 02, 2016 1:00 am - The political events of the past few months resurrected the stirring discussions my classmates and I had in sixth grade while studying World History. How could people al...
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More thought needed on school building planOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - In response to an Oct. 26 letter in the Fencepost: I have been a 45-year resident in the Palatine downtown area where my children, and grandchildren (and also my husband...
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Strong judge candidateOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - The record shows that judges retain their seats for years. Once they are elected the only way to remove them from the bench is through the recall process. This hardly ev...
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Be part of the processOct 30, 2016 1:00 am - We are so relieved that the Daily Herald has endorsed Hillary Clinton. This election has been one of the most contentious of my lifetime (73 years). And while I understa...
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Unfairly criticizedOct 30, 2016 1:00 am - Could not agree with you more. Mrs. Clinton is all you describe and more. You might need to add that the 30,000 or so emails that allegedly went missing, either were ...