Palatine Opinion
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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 ...
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Red 'bumbles' don't help all handicappedNov 05, 2014 5:01 am - We are glad Melanie Hoeffner wrote to her Oct. 18 letter to the editor. My husband and I too wondered how the red bumbles on the sidewalk between the handicapped space a...
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More pressing issues than team's mascotNov 05, 2014 5:01 am - On a recent vacation to the Black Hills of South Dakota, we had occasion to visit the amazing Crazy Horse Memorial. To our delight, we found it to be far more than an en...
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'Cruel' business owners aren't the problemNov 01, 2014 5:01 am - Hearing the president talk about the need to raise the minimum wage makes my skin scrawl when he says it's out of compassion. OK, I'm a business owner, a greedy, selfish...
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The SoapboxNov 01, 2014 5:00 am - Something to celebrate: “History of the Suburbs” is a stimulating but comparatively short subject, including when it comes to public and private schools. It's inter...