Palatine Opinion
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Congress has duty to its customersJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Steve Greenberg understands the constituents of the 8th Illinois congressional district. Steve is running against Ms. Bean. While Steve attended the meetings dealing wi...
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Thanks to Kirk for his position on CNJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - As we read the Daily Herald's recent article on the proposed acquisition of the EJ&E by CN ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13, 2008), we noted that Congressman Mark Kirk h...
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NIMBYs rule the day, unfortunatelyJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Having lived in Palatine for almost 40 years, I have seen numerous NIMBY (not in my backyard) campaigns. The senior issue is the extension of Route 53 into Lake County. ...
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Mixing Bible, laws and governmentJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I am responding to recent letters stating the Bible should not be used to make law. Separation of church and state cannot be found in the Constitution. There is no law s...
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Is 'nuclear' that hard to pronounce?Jul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - My jaw dropped in disbelief when I read, "Liberal television can't even spell", by Robert Kuhn, in the July 15 Fence Post. First, I was struck by how far Mr. Kuhn had to...
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Social security doesn't compareJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In his letter to the editor (Fence Post, July 9), Len Brauer of Palatine says, "Sorry, but I think privatization is a very bad idea." But Len also mentions the "lock bo...
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Grateful for size of search partyJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - For those of us who enjoy the beauty of the Deer Grove Forest Preserve, I'd like to tell everyone how lucky we are to have such wonderful Cook County police, Cook County...
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Dog owners need to follow rules of basic decencyJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - On the evening of June 25th, while walking near our home, an unleashed pit bull attacked our defenseless dog. There was no provocation for the attack. The owner was so a...
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Housing market isn't really that badJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Things are not as bad in the real estate market as the national and Chicagoland news media make it out to be. When national and Chicagoland statistics are given, they do...
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Let's share burden of freight trafficJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to state Reps. Rosemary Mullins and Carolyn Krause for supporting the proposed Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, and also support...