Palatine Opinion
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Thanks to neighbors and paramedicsAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - We want to thank the Palatine Fire Department and paramedics who helped my daughter on Aug. 14. She had fallen in the street while cutting grass. We also want to thank t...
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No good reason to vote down housingAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - On July 29, I wrote to my District 6 representative, Brad Helms, explaining why Catherine Alice Gardens was a worthy project. I read a week later the Palatine Council vo...
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ID cards needed for voters, tooAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - I read in the Daily Herald that the Rivers Casino is Des Plaines is to host “The Price Is Right” tryouts. Naturally there are age requirements, and one needs a valid ide...
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Too much jumping to conclusionsAug 17, 2013 5:00 am - Every day in this newspaper I read about the scandals that the president has been involved in. I have read that he has called them phony scandals (not true). They are: F...
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Editorial sought to challenge a tired phraseAug 15, 2013 5:00 am - I got my first personal introduction to what has come to be known as NIMBY syndrome in Clinton, Iowa, back in the 1970s. As a cub reporter, I attended meeting after emot...
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Give D15 parents a better seat at tableAug 13, 2013 6:00 pm - Emotions have been running high among parents in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 for the past year, as the controversy over whether to impose a late s...
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Appreciates Clegg’s, Solberg’s votesAug 13, 2013 6:00 pm - Hats off to Greg Solberg and Jim Clegg. They represented the real Palatine community. Thank you for your service. Jim Ekeberg Palatine ...
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Signage overkill at Lake ArlingtonAug 13, 2013 6:00 pm - In response to the recent and most regrettable tragedy at Lake Arlington, the park district’s new policy to have riders and walkers travel in opposite direction is a sim...
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Palatine council’s reasons nonsensicalAug 13, 2013 6:00 pm - On Monday night, the Palatine Village Council voted 4-2 against Catherine Alice Gardens affordable supportive housing at 345 Eric Drive. Against the good advice of the p...
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Park district’s done job; now it’s up to usAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - Following the recent tragic death on the path around Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights came up with a plan to prevent such occurrences in the future. Today, as I biked t...