Palatine Opinion
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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...
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Some clarifications of stories neededJan 28, 2014 4:00 am - On Jan. 19 a large picture on the front page of the Daily Herald showed two men planning their wedding with a clergyman. There was also a picture and an article inside. ...
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Jobless percentage hides the real numbersJan 26, 2014 4:00 am - Wow, the unemployment numbers came out for December and miraculously the rate went down to 6.7 percent. I say miraculously because how does unemployment go down when onl...
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School costs are taxing seniors out of homesJan 24, 2014 4:00 am - This letter is in response to Jason Daley (Your Views, Jan. 2). You seem to know about all the senior exemptions for seniors, but you are sadly mistaken. All the exempti...
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Term limits would curb the corruptionJan 23, 2014 4:00 am - On Jan. 18 the Daily Herald had an article on a recent Mount Prospect city meeting where the leaders discussed challenges ahead due to not getting money from the state t...