Palatine Opinion
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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...
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McCain fails to back conservationMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - I was appalled to learn that John McCain was the only senator who chose to skip a crucial vote on the future of clean energy in America -- dooming the measure to fail by...
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New era brings new balance to two sides of paper's missionMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the inner world of a daily newspaper, the "tell the truth" side of the mission and the "make money" side persist in something of a state of uneasy symbiosis. Each sid...
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Bush is doing what must be doneMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's a too-brief rebuttal of James Prescott's arguments. (Fence Post, Feb. 5) 1. Prescott is mad we're sending 3,200 more Marines to Afghanistan. Wait, I thought our ...
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Republicans aren't fiscally responsibleMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Oh, please, give me a break. I am presuming that Mr. Nejdl (Feb. 26) is trying to continue to promote the false premise that Republicans are more fiscally responsible ...