Palatine Opinion
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Bean, Seals just don't get itSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Little reported was a June 26 vote in the House where 10th District Rep. Mark Kirk and 175 other Republicans blocked a House bill from coming to a vote aimed at preventi...
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Support professionals deserve recognitionSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Countryside Association for People with Disabilities is gearing up to celebrate a historic first for the direct support work force. The U.S. Senate unanimously approved ...
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Government makes health care worseSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I think Dan Hynes got it dead wrong. The Bush tax cuts started the economy on the road to recovery from a recession that started in the 4th quarter of 1999. There would...
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Something old and something newSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Just when voters thought we had a clear choice between the new (Sen. Obama) and the old (Sen. McCain), the candidates announced their respective choices for vice preside...
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Bean mailer misleads votersSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Today I received a mailer from the office of Congresswoman Melissa Bean, sent at taxpayers' expense. In the mailer Congresswoman Bean acknowledges "we need a strategic e...
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Bring back the Puppy Paddle!Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Until last year, the Palatine Park District, along with other suburban park districts, had a wonderful event called Puppy Paddle. A lot of citizens looked forward to the...
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It's about time Kirk had an impactAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm just thrilled that Dan Seals has lit a fire in Mark Kirk. Kirk has authored a bill that may actually come to the floor in Congress. The bill is an energy independen...
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Funding isn't cause of achievement gapAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois State Sen. James Meeks has floated the idea that Chicago students should take off their first day of school and attempt to enroll in a suburban school to illust...
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Bean not standing up for constituentsAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - As a citizen of Melissa Bean's district it is important that we know what kind of contributions our current representative is accepting from PACs. Campaigning should not...
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Storm clouds on horizon in Dist. 15Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As a teacher in District 15 for almost 30 years, I remember the strike of 1982. It was preceded two years before by a stunning union victory that left many powerful peop...