Palatine Opinion
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Small businesses need your helpNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - If asked if you support small business, I would guess that most would say yes. But do you really? Do you use a credit card for purchases? Businesses pay fees on those ...
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Clinton wants empathy with terrorists?Nov 25, 2015 12:00 am - The media sure has a field day going after Republican candidates, searching for something they said when they were 10 years old or in high school, whatever. Well, here i...
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Tax increases are wrong for Cook CountyNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Last Wednesday, the Cook County Board passed its 2016 budget, which is balanced by over half a billion dollars in new taxes. I voted NO. Next year, you will pay more to ...
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Dist. 211 victim of sexual harassmentNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - I just attended the Nov. 12 District 211 board meeting about the transgender person having the "right" to use the girls looker room while being a male. I wanted to offer...
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Dist. 211 needs to do what's right for most studentsNov 18, 2015 5:18 am - It was many years, but I remember it well. I was taking a Red Cross course in advanced first aid and at the previous session we had been given a test on triage. At that ...
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Tolerance losing out in holiday greetingsNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - I just read another rant about the so called "political correctness" concerning the upcoming winter holiday season. In this case, the term "political correctness" is use...
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Transgender rules should mirror homeNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - What is the position at your home regarding respect to individual privacy? Our two teenage daughters are in the same bedroom. They honor each other's privacy by knockin...
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Corrupt media out to control electionNov 09, 2015 5:47 am - It was sickening to watch the corrupt media moderators try to bait the candidates at the last presidential debate. I believe that they and many others are being educated...
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Bergdahl mess a slap to all who servedOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - It is my opinion that Bowe Bergdahl caused his own problems. He was not forced to enlist in the army. He chose to enlist. No one forced him to desert in the face of the ...
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Wish Roskam were in GOP House leadershipOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - With the shake-up in the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives following the recently announced resignation of Speaker John Boehner, I am writing to offer my r...