Palatine Opinion
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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 ...
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Thornton, board deserve our thanksMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with interest Ms. Shirley Forpe's Jan. 28 letter, "211's nightmare coming to an end." Ms. Forpe is a retired District 211 teacher and president of the executive b...
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Harper: Revive the plant science classMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Garden Club was disappointed with the recent decision to discontinue the plant science technology program at Harper College. In the past, our club ...
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Wood smoke flap one more assaultMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to the extensive coverage and print your paper has given Kenneth Dubinski and his group the Breathe Healthy Air Coalition. First off, I think th...
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A religion's views can't bind nationMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Conservative rabbis plan to vote on a resolution criticizing Pope Benedict for revising a Good Friday prayer to ask God to enlighten the hearts of Jews "so that they may...
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Early voting idea becomes a successMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - As Illinois' chief proponent of early voting, I applaud the Feb. 26 editorial ("Don't rush changes in early voting") for highlighting early voting's successes and pointi...
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People, not guns, are the problemMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - If you were to throw an assault rifle, two sniper rifles and 10 handguns into a lecture hall, how many people would they kill or injure? None, because guns do not kill p...