Palatine Opinion
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Give Stroger credit for reaching outJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Comic actor and director Woody Allen once said, "Eighty percent of success is showing up." Whatever your views of Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, you have to g...
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The real blame lies with RepublicansJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to the lengthy but erroneous "state of the union" commentary by letter writer Mr. Lawrence Boni of Palatine in Sunday's Herald titled "Democrats Have...
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Russert deserved better prominenceJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - How incredibly horrible it was for me to unfold my paper Saturday morning to see that Mr. R. "I haven't-accomplished-anything-real-in-life" Kelly had been given preceden...
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Trains have a blast while in PalatineJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - No matter what the Village of Palatine does to comply with the federal rail-crossing safety-upgrade program, the UP train engineers will never observe "quiet zones" whil...
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Story was nostalgic walk in Wing ParkJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I really wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the Sunday article about the Daily Herald Duffers (Jim Baumann & Mike Smith). My father-in-law, Jack Reith lived on Wi...
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Agrees the Palatine depot is a problemJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to iterate the sentiments expressed by Jimmie H. Protsman concerning the taxi situation at the Palatine train station. I am disabled and have permanent hand...
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Democrats have created a messJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - What a mess the politicians put this country in. Since the Democrats took over both houses of Congress, oil prices have skyrocketed. They fiddle while Rome burns. Trucki...
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Clinton not good for vice presidentJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Several recent letters to the editor in various newspapers have expressed that if Sen. Obama is the candidate of the Democrats, lifelong Democrats would vote for John Mc...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Mt. Prospect steps up to challenge Mount Prospect officials this week unanimously backed the idea of a south side neighborhood center, one that would offer outreach reso...
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It's time to limit pardon authorityJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Power to pardon should definitely be limited. As far as Alexander Hamilton's statement of "there are often critical moments when a well-timed offer of pardon … may rest...