Palatine Opinion
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Failure on all fronts in transgender debateDec 26, 2015 4:11 am - In response to your editorial on 12/11/15 which stated "it's unfortunate that the school board was not unanimous in approving this compromise" regarding the District 211...
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Editorial: Boards squelch dissent, distort record when they pressure for unanimityDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - There is order. And then there's order. The good people who have been elected to the school board in Palatine Township Elementary District 15 believe in order. They perm...
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Editorial: With transgender decision made, time for understanding in District 211Dec 11, 2015 12:00 am - It takes real courage for an 8th grade student to come back to school after summer break as a different gender. And it takes parental love to recognize that the transiti...
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Packers' 'Superman' just loves the gameDec 11, 2015 12:00 am - A comment regarding Edd Jarina's letter in Dec. 4 edition: His comment about Aaron Rodgers' smirk leads me to believe he thinks the quarterback is poking fun or being s...
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Pension reform should start with lawmakersDec 10, 2015 12:00 am - Jake Griffin's Dec. 2 column again highlights serious flaws in Illinois' notoriously broken pension system. While the judicial and legislative pension funds represent l...
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Irrational fear leads to transgender biasDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - All discrimination stems from lack of education and irrational fear, and I believe this was clearly the case in District 211 denying a young woman the basic right of inc...
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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...