Palatine Opinion
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Economy spirals, government spendsAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Our economy lost another 51,000 jobs in July, making for seven straight months of job losses and a total lost of 463,000 for this year. Unemployment went up to 5.7 perce...
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Police training on use of deadly forceAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Per Police Chief Bill Biang of Waukegan, it takes four fatal bullets in the chest to get a kid to drop a hammer. The good police chief says cops are trained this way. Pe...
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To solve problems, look in your mirrorAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - If you are fed up with inept career politicians, rising energy and food prices and really want to know why, look in your mirror. It's our laziness and apathy and our co...
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McCain shouldn't be called a heroAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I wish people would stop calling John McCain a hero as it cheapens the meaning of the word. Surrendering to the enemy is not heroic. Prudent probably, but not heroic. H...
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We must overcome our addiction to oilAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, a reader suggested it's illogical to retain a ban on offshore drilling. I maintain it is illogical thinking to suggest that we can solve our addiction to oil ...
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When is a flip-flop not a flip-flop?Aug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The fact that I'm even talking about this is a testament to how disappointed I am as to how low, devious and divisive the McCain campaign has become since the senator hi...
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Islam hasn't even existed 5,000 yearsAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - You should inspect the accuracy of facts in letters to editor. Inaccuracies make the newspaper look bad. Example, Daily Herald, Aug. 12, "Our troops, not pols, are the h...
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Olympics is more politics than sportAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Those who contend the Olympics are about athletic sport and not politics don't want to look beyond the pageantry and ruin the magic, much like a child who will "believe"...
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A new minority group is emergingAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - This election year may see the emergence of yet another minority group. This group is male, not female. This group is white, not black. English is this group's first lan...
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Will fingerprint checks be reliable?Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - We all heard that TSA takes fingerprints at airports on arrival of visitors to U.S. and we depend on its results, hoping criminals will be caught. We had different expe...