Palatine Opinion
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Bad conduct in the stands is inexcusableDec 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Our daughter is a freshman at Wheaton Warrenville South High School. The very first high school football game she attended was the Maine South vs. WWS game in September....
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Gun control doesn't workDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - I've been reading the articles about the trail of guns used to kill police officers. The article put the blame on the guns and the selling of guns. A firearm is an inani...
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Keeping God in the news mediaDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Since 1974, the year we moved to Arlington Heights with our two young children, whenever I read the aim of the Daily Herald on its Opinion page, I have asked myself: “Is...
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Rich have only gotten richerDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Fox News tells us they are “fair and balanced,” but I am amazed at the people who believe this applies to the opinion shows on their network. Even the network leaders ac...
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Casinos have taken all the fun awayDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As someone who used to go weekly with friends, I now go once a month or less. They have set the machines so tight that you no longer have fun. I go with the thought that...
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Douse agency chief who feels burnedDec 03, 2010 12:00 am - Raise your hand if you've lost a job in the last three years. Raise your hand if you've kept your job but took a pay cut, pay freeze or some furlough days in the past th...
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Tax cut backers can't have it both waysDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - How do those people who want “all” the Bush tax cuts to continue expect to pay for the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and also aid returning the veterans who will nee...
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Arrogance clouds pension debateDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Mr. Urbanek's response to Mr. Fuch's very practical plan to fund pensions is a reflection of the selfishness and arrogance of the leadership in our education community. ...
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Reduce county's lawsuits expensesDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - According to the recent Daily Herald article, “Cook settles jail ‘hazing' suit for $55 million,” the $55 million settlement in the inmate mass strip-search case will lik...
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Stop the additions to spending billsDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - A simple rule change would make spending easier to control since everything would be out in the open. That rule: Riders are no longer allowed on any bill passed at any l...