Palatine Opinion
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Goodbye Ginny, and thank youAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Virginia B. Macdonald was a dear friend and mentor of mine for many years. After the Goldwater defeat in 1964, Ginny was the glue that held the conservative Republicans ...
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Too bad about Alemars RestaurantAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The other day we had a bite to eat at Alemars Restaurant on Dundee Road and the owner told us the restaurant is going out of business on Wednesday. Because of the econom...
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Keep 911 for true emergenciesAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember when we, the public, were told that calling 911 was only reserved for dire emergencies? Well, that does not appear to be the case any longer, at least not in th...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook and Lake countiesAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Out-of-the-box thinking It will be interesting to see how Palatine's unorthodox approach to dealing with stormwater pans out. The village has started a pilot program to ...
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Each company can make a differenceAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to your editorial, "Our View: Community service calls on all of us" (Aug. 4). In the Northwest Suburban area, there are many companies that reali...
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Is it unpatriotic to oppose the war?Aug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Is it unpatriotic to oppose the war? A while back, I was having a rather heated discussion, via e-mail, with an acquaintance who is a devout right-wing conservative. He ...
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Desperate family or free advertising?Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - One has to wonder who the home sellers know in the senior offices of the Daily Herald to warrant free front page advertising for their house auction in the August 2nd ed...
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Rep. Kirk's good, just not good enoughAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many political moderates in the 10th Congressional District, I believe Congressman Mark Kirk has been a good representative of our interests. He has been a strong ...
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D211 shouldn't have to pay prevailing wageAug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Why does the school district have to pay this artificial "prevailing wage"? Everywhere everyone in the private sector is looking to cut costs. You would expect when tax ...
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Giving back in a winning wayAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Giving back in a winning way: When Michael Mendel bought a $100 raffle ticket, he was hoping to win big. But not for himself. The St. Charles business owner had other th...