Palatine Opinion
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Volunteers make Candy Days happenMay 23, 2016 5:00 am - On the last weekend of April, Misericordia Home (a residential home for children and adults with mental and/or physical challenges) held its 31st Candy Days fundraiser! ...
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We can't afford 10-year teachers contractMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - (To Scott Thompson, superintendent of Palatine Township Elementary District 15.) First, I must tell you that I have the utmost respect for teachers in District 15. They ...
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Grateful for support of MisericordiaMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - A little rain on Saturday could not dampen the generosity of the residents of the Palatine area. We are so grateful for your support of the Misericordia Candy Days fundr...
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We're all paying price for stubborn Democrats'May 12, 2016 1:00 am - It seems like every other day, there is another letter to the editor blaming Gov. Rauner for the budget crisis in Illinois, as if he is the cause of it, or he alone is a...
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Yes, Rauner is working for the peopleMay 12, 2016 1:00 am - I can not believe the statement made by Richard Schwarz: '"Gov. Rauner is not working for the people." Madigan has been in office for 40 years. Nothing that he is not in...
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Editorial: Voters have chance to drop an archaic school positionMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Every few years, Cook County residents are reminded that their county supports the last vestige of one of the most archaic layers of government in modern times. These ar...
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On bleak day, help was there for themMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - The most difficult day of my life was Feb. 25, 2016. This was the day that I visited my son in his Wauconda home and discovered he had taken his own life. There were man...
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Raises too lavish in new District 15 contractMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - You recently printed a column on the 10-year teachers' contract for District 15 Palatine, which itemized the progressive raises over the life of the contract. One that r...
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Community should show outrage over teacher dealMay 08, 2016 1:00 am - The recent approval of an unprecedented and unaffordable 10-year contract by the District 15 Board of Education must not be met with silence from our community. The sev...
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Some top reasons to oppose TrumpMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Why is Trump bashed? Here's a start. Did you know: The border wall was actually begun years ago, by Congress. Only Congress can fund more. That will happen, Trump or no...