Palatine Opinion
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Endorsement: Doody Gorman for Cook County Board, Dist. 17, GOPFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Residents of Des Plaines, and some in Elk Grove Village, Rosemont and Park Ridge, might well be bewildered to learn they need an understanding of Orland Park politics in...
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Endorsement: Courtney, Morita and Santos for Metropolitan Water Reclamation DistrictFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's generous salary for what's described as a part-time position has attracted 10 candidates for the three open positions in th...
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Goel for 8th District Congress, GOPFeb 18, 2014 12:00 am - The Daily Herald has rescinded this endorsement. We make no recommendation in the 8th District congressional race. For an explanation of our decision, click here. ...
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Letter missed basic tenets of ChristianityFeb 13, 2014 4:00 am - I'm writing in response to the kindhearted letter posted by Rachel Robb on Feb. 9. The essence of her letter is that people should be at peace with one another regardles...
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Battle of the plows on Walden DriveFeb 07, 2014 4:00 am - As another pile of snow settled, and the welcome sound of village snowplows were heard clearing our street. Then came our association’s plow to do some 30 driveways on t...
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Expanded food stamps are breaking the budgetFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Barack Obama, the most merciful, failed to say in his State of the Union address that he increased the food stamp program from $40 billion to $80 billion with close to 5...
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Tough to shield kids from video gamblingJan 31, 2014 4:00 am - For those communities considering overturning their local ordinance prohibiting video gambling, I suggest their local elected officials first go to several towns that of...
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Need more like Sente in SpringfieldJan 30, 2014 4:00 am - This letter is in response baseless accusations made by Leslie Munger in a recent article entitled, “Business Climate Important to 59th District candidates.” Facts are p...
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State not doing its job to keep companies hereJan 30, 2014 4:00 am - I just read that Illinois has lost another business, this time to Boca Raton, Fla. Cancer Treatment Centers of America is moving its headquarters to Florida from Schaumb...
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Don’t blow Walmart deal, aldermenJan 30, 2014 4:00 am - What sense of self-importance led the aldermen and mayor of Rolling Meadows to harpoon the Walmart plan? Any traffic issues real or imagined can be ironed out after the...