Palatine Opinion
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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...
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One more safety tip for shovelingJan 18, 2014 4:00 am - I would like to add one tip to the “Follow these tips for injury-free shoveling” letter that appeared in the Jan. 13 edition. When lifting and throwing a shovelful of sn...
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The SoapboxJan 18, 2014 4:00 am - Missed opportunity: Lori Price, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 board president, says the number of applicants for the superintendent’s post being vacated by Kathy Birk...
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Lawmakers at Capitol shouldn’t sit by partyJan 16, 2014 4:00 am - Last spring, my spouse and I drove to Springfield to visit the fairly new (and fabulous) Abraham Lincoln Museum. While in town, we toured the state Capitol and both its ...
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Base your beliefs on sound evidenceJan 14, 2014 4:00 am - Why do people who have an ax to grind against a political party or other entity tend to close their minds to any ideas except their own opinions? Are they’re afraid they...
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Editorial: An election system set up to help incumbentsJan 13, 2014 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield got a pass in the Democratic primary in the 10th Congressional District Thursday when Arlene Hickory of Lake Bluff got knocked off ...
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Coyote on sidewalk had nowhere to goJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Today, like yesterday, just about noon down the snow-covered sidewalk across our street, a scrawny dog scurried. It didn’t look like your ordinary dog that stopped every...