Palatine Opinion
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A cold day brought stark realitiesNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - I was 18, and working my first full-time job after graduating from Palatine High School. I was in the art department of General Telephone Co. in Des Plaines. When I came...
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Obama deceptive about ACA from beginningNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - Well, well, well, the president, after days of being pounded about how people are loosing their health care plans, finally came out and apologized. He didn’t apologize f...
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What next after same-sex marriage?Nov 16, 2013 4:00 am - Now that our brilliant, hardworking state legislators have decided that the only criterion for legalizing same-sex marriages is that two people love each other, I can’t ...
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Does president really “know nothing”?Nov 16, 2013 4:00 am - We heard it over and over again during the presidential campaign. It was Mr. Obama’s mantra, “If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it. Period.” “If you l...
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Give workers a break; don’t shop on holidayNov 15, 2013 4:00 am - Thanksgiving the holiday is now just another sale day. I had a hard time understanding Black Friday with my wife shopping before the sun has risen. Now we have sales on ...
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America as we know it is fading fastNov 13, 2013 4:00 am - The Occupy Wall Street Democrat Party sure knows how to spin a story. President Obama was not even close to an apology; his so-called apology was offensive and demeaning...
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No garden plots at Frontier Park, pleaseNov 11, 2013 4:00 am - There should be no garden plots at Frontier Park. I’ll give you 3 reasons: Ÿ The first reason has to do with health and safety of close neighbors. The garden provides fo...
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Can’t something be done about skunks?Nov 11, 2013 4:00 am - There have been articles and letters in the paper regarding the prevalent skunk problem in the suburbs. I want to add my voice. We reside in Palatine and have lived in o...
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Ensuring car insurance is the real issueNov 10, 2013 4:00 am - While there are many other reasons that I am opposed to granting driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, the requirement that they will have to get insurance is go...
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Treat others with respect, Tea PartyNov 09, 2013 4:00 am - I read Sara Schmidt’s Oct. 28 letter with interest. Having negative thoughts myself regarding the Tea Party, her advice about getting to know a Tea Partyer is a good one...