Palatine Opinion
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Editorial: Right to start early on campus smoking banNov 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Watching young people light up a cigarette and take a long drag makes us wonder how they can ignore the dangers of smoking. The message is certainly clear, from the warn...
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Suburban schools would lose millionsNov 24, 2014 4:01 am - This newspaper has been featuring front-page stories on Senate Bill 16 hearings in the Illinois House. This was the bill passed by the Senate last spring and sets up a n...
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The SoapboxNov 22, 2014 4:01 am - Scrape it off: A Palatine High School cross country runner was seriously hurt this week when a car hit him, and Palatine police cited the driver for failure to yiel...
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Duckworth series sent inspiring messageNov 20, 2014 4:00 am - I wanted to thank you for running the series of articles on Tammy Duckworth's military career and her remarkable recovery from horrific war injuries. Her strength and co...
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Presidential candidates must unite nationNov 18, 2014 4:00 pm - Kudos to Richard Cohen for illuminating the fact that the nation is weary of Hillary Clinton already. To me, it appears she has not announced her candidacy because the D...
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Soldier's story shows who our real heroes areNov 16, 2014 4:00 am - This past Veterans Day (as in every Veterans Day) my memory took me back to April 1955 as I was returning on a troop ship from several years of service in occupied Germa...
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Government not perfect, but it's not 'broken'Nov 11, 2014 4:01 am - After all the negative campaigning during this election, the news that Gettysburg hero 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing was given the Medal of Honor 151 years after his death w...
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Search for cat was heartwarming eventNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - My indoor cat, Monkey, ran out of our house Sept. 7. I believe that she was severely stressed by the commotion of the storm as well as power company trucks, generators, ...
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D211 a big part of the pension problemNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - In the Oct. 17 edition of the Daily Herald, District 211 administrators complain about the $16 million dollar loss they contend would be incurred if the state legislatur...
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Time for Republicans to step up and leadNov 08, 2014 4:01 am - The people of Illinois and the nation have spoken. President Obama's agenda has been defeated. Not only have they won the Senate, the Republicans have won more seats in ...