Palatine Opinion
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The environment demands attentionApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite all the recent press about global warming, the environment does not seem a pressing issue as long as we can see blue sky and trees and grass around us. However,...
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Stop tourism to oil producing nationsApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With oil prices continuing to climb with little or no relief in sight, wouldn't it be a shame if the vast American traveling public could no longer afford to visit and s...
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Greenberg is right for the 8th DistrictApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm writing today to commend Steve Greenberg, the Republican candidate for Congress in the 8th District. He recently conducted a tele-town hall that I participated in. T...
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Fireplace smoke infringes on others<Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Vicky Hilden of Arlington Heights writes and says she believes burning wood in her fireplace is her right as part of her pursuit of liberty. I was a child when I first ...
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Honor a vet when you buy a poppyApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Poppy Days are approaching -- it's not too soon to talk about it. Around each Memorial Day, you may recall seeing volunteers standing on street corners or outside of sto...
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End debt for Third World countriesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - This is an open letter to U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam. Neil was in the band and orchestra and Mark was a towne crier. Our paths diverged since graduating as Grens, but now, ...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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The 'surge' in Iraq is not workingApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - To all of you positive Republicans, it would seem the last few weeks have proven that the so-called "surge" in Iraq is not working. On top of all that, it would seem li...
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Big business poses the real problemApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - How naive are these so-called environmentalists who write into this publication? They promote the use of things like electricity and natural gas as an alternative to woo...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...