Palatine Opinion
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State must keep promise to teachersMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - I am a retired teacher, and let’s set the record straight. As a retired teacher I am responsible for my own health insurance. Many teachers do not retire under the age o...
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Put the needs of Americans firstMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Egypt, Syria, Libya will all need help. We need oil. The U.S. taxpayer could use help at the gas pump. If we are to send help, let’s be paid in oil first. Let’s put Amer...
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Kirk snub left sour taste for groupMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - A senator’s duty is to respectfully listen to constituent concerns, seek to understand them, and then take appropriate action. Sen. Mark Kirk and his staff have failed m...
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For Oakton Community College: Wadhwa, StaleyMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Three strong candidates are seeking two six-year terms at Oakton Community College. The fiscally responsible board, including incumbent Jody Wadhwa, has kept the school ...
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For Palatine Dist. 15: Chapman, Ekeberg, SeiffertMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 faces unenviable challenges in the next four years. Its financial condition threatened, it must work to build and protect...
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Quinn dismantling mental health safety netMar 15, 2011 2:00 am - Though the pressing recent issues of the goings on in Wisconsin and the attack on workers and the middle class, the silent war on states’ social safety nets, specificall...
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For Mount Prospect Dist. 57: Leane, Sonnefeldt, CompostoMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Over the past several years, Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 has been in the news more often than it would have liked: a bus driver in...
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Let’s be reasonable on gun controlMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - When will the next massacre happen? Who will be a victim? Maybe it will be your neighbor. Maybe it will be your senator or congressman. Maybe it will be you or a loved o...
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Check your facts on state retireesMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - I wish that Larry Maurer would check his facts before making incorrect and broad statements about state retirees and health insurance premiums. He alleges that 90 percen...
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Gay marriage a plus for everyone’s rightsMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - Arlene Sawicki wrote to the Fencepost on Feb. 24, “Protect marriage for the good of all . . . protecting traditional marriage as the time-honored, fundamental cell of hu...