Palatine Opinion
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Learn the benefits of living in a republicDec 06, 2014 4:00 am - I am responding to the Nov. 11 letter to the editor titled, "Government needs work, but not broken," submitted by a student at Palatine High School. I am happy to see a ...
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Intersections with cameras are the safest aroundDec 05, 2014 4:01 am - I really disagree with your stance on red-light cameras. The safest intersections around are those with red-light cameras. The easiest way to not get a ticket/fine at on...
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Editorial: Find middle ground on adjuncts who are retiredDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - When the school year ends, Oakton Community College plans to dismiss dozens of adjunct instructors who are retired and collecting a state pension. The school recently wa...
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Editorial: Time for a checkup on red-light camera useNov 28, 2014 4:01 am - Red-light cameras were in the news again last week when the state Supreme Court let stand the Illinois law that allows their existence. A lawsuit had claimed the cameras...
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Every day of being alive, well is a giftNov 27, 2014 12:01 am - Listing everything I am thankful for would take up every page of this newspaper, so I will limit it to what I am most grateful for on my favorite holiday. I am grateful ...
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Editorial: The importance of open communications in police relationsNov 26, 2014 4:01 am - Two things are clear in the wake of the grand jury's decision in Ferguson, Mo., not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael B...
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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...