Palatine Opinion
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Guns made to kill with high efficiencyMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - There is one thing gun lovers won't understand. It is very simple. The word that sums it up is: Technology. Guns are a very efficient technology for killing. They have n...
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Why didn't Obama leave the church?Mar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Up until very recently, I had decided that either Clinton or Obama would get my vote in November. But, as a white man and a Jew, I have begun to rethink that decision. P...
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Unjustified increase in county sales tax could be devastating to PalatineMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - By Rita L. Mullins, Mayor; Michael Jezierski, Scott Lamerand, Dan Varroney, Greg Solberg, Jack Wagner, Brad Helms; councilmen, village of Palatine The Co...
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Saturday Soapbox: Those ringing phonesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly that would ban those annoying "robo-calls" from politicians seeking your vote. You have to like this bill, t...
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Dilemma of Iraq: stay in or get outMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Some years ago, we entered Iraq for fear of atomic and biological weapons in the hands of a rogue government. Whether right or wrong, that decision is now history. The ...
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Pat Botterman will be rememberedMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It is with great sadness that I read of the passing of Pat Botterman. I had come to know Pat when I ran on a bipartisan slate for a township post. I found that Pat had a...
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It's time to renew the American spiritMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - We need to return to what made America great: When at war, we all unite to win it. Serving our country was honorable and respected. We strived for and took pride in a st...
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Borrowers must meet obligationsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Re: "Bernanke appeals to mortgage lenders". Mr. Bernanke, your comment about lowering the principal balance on those mortgage loans in foreclosure or near foreclosure is...
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Quit stalling on Cook County reformsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It hardly comes as a surprise to see downstate Republicans waving foam fingers in the air and razzing Cook County for having reached the highest sales tax in the nation,...
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Saturday Soapbox: Border warsMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - First there were the Hatfields and the McCoys. Then, the gamblers and the non-gamblers. Followed by the smokers and the non-smokers. But Cook County's recent sales tax h...