Palatine Opinion
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Bicyclists continue to ignore stop signsDec 07, 2013 4:00 am - This is in response to the Nov. 24 letter, “Driver, bikers must learn to coexist,” by Mike Smolenski. Mr. Smolenski does not mention the fact that bikers blow through st...
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Editorial: ‘Divorcing’ fire districts need time to find common groundDec 04, 2013 11:10 am - There’s not much we can say that will influence the approaching split of the Barrington Fire Department and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District. Both boa...
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President overstepping limits of his officeDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - What part of Article II, Section 3, of the Constitution, which states, “he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed,” doesn’t President Obama understand? On ...
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Too much just to get health care up and runningDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - Did I hear right? $678 million dollars to install a website to help the uninsured, and it doesn’t work! Add to this the millions spent to develop Obamacare, plus the mil...
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Obama has made deal with the devilDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - Secretary of State John Kerry’s pronouncement that the newly inked nuclear pact with Iran “will make the world safer” is likely to prove as accurate as Woodrow Wilson’s ...
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Our nation wasn’t built on handoutsDec 01, 2013 4:00 am - I am responding to the Nov. 11 letter by James Prescott. Mr. Prescott makes it sound as if he carried auto insurance to protect others. I also carried auto insurance, da...
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Exorbitant health care costs at root of problemNov 26, 2013 4:00 am - While the fortunates with employer-provided health care options are reeling over the changes in expense and coverage, the rest of the world rushes to prejudge Obamacare....
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First time seeing a grown man cryNov 22, 2013 4:00 am - I was a senior in college at the University of Rhode Island. I was in an English lit class, the professor was a Dr. Goldberg, who was probably 45 years old. We were read...
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Rally for Social Security on Dec. 5Nov 21, 2013 10:00 pm - On Thursday, Dec. 5, at 11:30 a.m. at 230 S. Dearborn, Chicago, citizens from all over Metro-Chicago will be gathering to show our support for this integral part of Amer...
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Editorial: Cameras in court working despite fearsNov 20, 2013 4:00 am - When evaluating an experiment, it’s good practice to actually participate in what is being tested. First hand knowledge is key. So we are a little puzzled by the complai...