Palatine Opinion
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Wimpy response to prison move patheticNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - I was appalled by the cowardice reflected in the reaction of Rep. Mark Kirk and other Republicans to imprisoning suspected terrorists in Illinois. That the traditionally...
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Here's how to put people back to workNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - I saw on Fox News the official unemployment figures, which do not include those who have given up looking for jobs. So what do we do? (1) Keep the Bush tax cuts. (2) Red...
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Only teachers are recession-proofNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - I believe most of us will acknowledge that we are in a recession. People continue to lose their jobs, with unemployment in the double digits. People have lost their home...
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Palatine leaf pickup much appreciatedNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - A big thank you to the Village of Palatine for their leaf program. I hope they can continue this much appreciated service as it is a big help. I hate to think of the amo...
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Says recycling at HEHS is a shamNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - I am a sophomore at Hoffman Estates High School, and a member of Student Council. It has come to my attention that our school does not recycle anything. So, in spite of ...
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New Schaumburg tax doesn't add upNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - I sat through Ken Fritz's presentation trying to justify the new real estate tax and the numbers he used did not add up. It would be nice for him to post his presentati...
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Dunne should ask questions, BobNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - I couldn't disagree more with 30-year Elgin City Councilman Bob Gilliam's analogy that the city council is like "a family." Apparently he feels that Elgin's "family busi...
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I want insurance, not a handoutNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm a substitute teacher who works almost every school day, I also teach summer school. I make less than $25,000 a year. I'm a government employee who can't even buy int...
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We'll remember this at the pollsNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Let me understand, spend money that you don't have, raise unemployment rates beyond where you said they would go, bring known terrorists to the United States on purpose,...
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Leave terror suspects at Guantanamo BayNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Would somebody please explain to me and the rest of the United States what the difference is between holding the combatants at Guantanamo Bay and holding them in a state...