Palatine Opinion
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Manager: Property tax was last resortDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The Village of Schaumburg has not levied a municipal property tax since incorporation in 1956. Schaumburg has relied on visitors to pay for police, fire, public works, r...
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Calm operator got them through itDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - On Aug. 3, 2009 about 9:30 a.m. I was alone in our office at D&S Appliance Repair with my son, Steve, when I heard a loud crash. I turned and saw my 50-year-old son flat...
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The Night before Christmas (sort of)Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - T'was the night after Christmas and all through the home My house is so quiet as I write you this poem The stockings were thrown all over the floor And I was so tired ri...
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Young a wonderful player, and personDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I am writing on behalf of the article about Emily Young. I am currently enrolled at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minn. I had the privilege of playing volleyball with j...
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Arlington patrons are generous indeedDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Giving the gift of reading is a popular tradition among Arlington Heights readers. Arlington Heights Memorial Library's Holiday Book Drive collected 600 new children's b...
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District 211 not being responsibleDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The prior year's levy was $193.6 million. The next year's levy is $194.8 million. That is an increase of $1.2 million. Sorry for being blunt, but that's simply not a red...
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Grade schoolers get too much homeworkDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I am a grandmother who watches my daughter and grandchildren nightly get frustrated over the amount of homework they are given to do every day. They are given about two ...
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How do we slow bus drivers?Dec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - What is being done about the speeding problem on Middle Street in South Elgin? Very little. I am friends with our police chief and village administrator, who used to be ...
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We aren't convinced Gitmo must closeDec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - We have never been given a good reason why the prison at Gitmo should be closed. There have be allegations made that prisoners have been tortured at Gitmo, but are those...
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Standardized tests need a second lookDec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - A problem with today's school system is that too much value is placed on the standard tests given each year. I think the importance of standard testing needs to be re-ev...