Palatine Opinion
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Maybe speech isn't quite free anymoreDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - George Orwell nailed it 61 years ago when he published "1984." Big Brother's Thought Police in his nightmarish Oceania are alive, well, and gaining power. Incredibly, a ...
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Community service builds better peopleDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Teens spend the majority of their time and resources on themselves. From sunup to sundown, high school students are all about themselves and making sure they are popular...
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Money might not talk, but it definitely oinksDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Show me a man who is willing to take $17 million from a company so that he can run the show, and I'll show you a pig. Show me a company, no matter what size it is, that...
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Double standard favors illegal immigrantsDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to comment on two articles on the same page - Daily Herald, Nov. 21, Page 3. First the teenager who was sentenced to 4½ years in prison and the second artic...
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Get the facts before sending hate mailDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - This letter is to the gentleman who keeps sending me anonymous hate letters regarding my editorials. No, I am not a Muslim. In fact I an a Protestant. Perhaps if you sen...
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Big government is a bad ideaDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - After reading Brandon Perlow's letter today I said to myself, that's it. I've had it! I don't know how far the London School of Economics is from the University of East ...
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Welcome to the season of lyingDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - While often disagreeing with George Will, his Nov. 26 column wherein he chastised the unfortunate habit of pointless gift giving as it relates to the economy, among othe...
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Let's provide care for our troops firstDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - I read an article on how we have been unable to fix health care for our troops after two years of making this a priority. How can we expect to fix health care for 50 mil...
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Wrong to recognize Honduras electionsDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The Honduran elections held by a coup government Nov. 29 were inherently flawed. Tens of thousands of troops and police officers manned polling stations and even distri...
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Melissa Bean voted to bankrupt the U.S.Dec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The letters from Mr. Dada and Ms. Giurato about government run health care show that they do not know what is in the bill. They are only listening to Nancy Pelosi and ju...