Palatine Opinion
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HEHS athletes deserve betterJun 21, 2013 5:00 am - Another high school athletic season has come to a close. Now is the time to question the Hoffman Estates High School Athletic Department without fear of repercussions. I...
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Editorial: A model for streamlining governmentJun 17, 2013 1:00 pm - Can merging or eliminating a measly 13 localized government bodies in DuPage County lead to more efficient government across the state of Illinois? State Sen. Tom Culler...
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Support housing for mentally illJun 12, 2013 5:00 am - Since 1949, May has been National Mental Health Awareness month and, more recently, July has been National Minority Mental Health Awareness month. Sandwiched in between ...
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Give residents more access to D211 poolsJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - As reported in the Daily Herald on June 1, the District 211 board’s decision to spend up to $15 million to renovate its five pools was great news for its high school swi...
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Pension system must be fair to taxpayersJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - Really? A retired teacher, Beverly Lopatka, will receive nearly $400,000 in 2013? And the state of Illinois has no money, is unable to pay its bills, is in tremendous de...
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No union meetings during school yearJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - I just read Jake Griffin’s article on June 5 regarding teachers attending union conferences and residents footing the bill. Teacher unions are a fact of life here in Ill...
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HOLD: HEHS athleticsJun 09, 2013 11:00 pm - Another high school athletic season has come to a close. Now is the time to question the Hoffman Estates High School Athletic Department without fear of repercussions...
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Skip the pools, give taxpayers a refundJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - I respect the District 211 superintendent and the school board, but the spending of $15 million dollars for five pools is a show stopper. Do we really have to do this no...
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...
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Half-truths plagued letter about ObamaMay 31, 2013 5:00 am - The May 18 letter, “Presidency the most unethical in history,” appears to blame President Obama for just about everything from Harding’s Teapot Dome Scandal to the admin...