Palatine Opinion
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Scandals may erode gun-control supportMay 30, 2013 5:00 am - President Obama’s administration has given strength to those who oppose gun control because they fear their government. The IRS scandal, the Justice Department’s attack ...
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Mayor: County must help homeownersMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Many suburban Cook County taxpayers have experienced massive property tax increases over the past few years. Despite falling prices in the real estate market, residentia...
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Taxpayers contributed more than state workersMay 27, 2013 5:00 am - Taxpayers contributed more than state workers To counter the rhetoric that Illinois’ public pension problems are the result of it taking so called “pension holidays...
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The SoapboxMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - What’s a chaparral? It’s the formal name for a roadrunner, silly. The bird, no doubt best known through its cartoon character, is not common to Illinois. It also has bee...
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Editorial: Endangered animals are needed for our health, well-beingMay 24, 2013 5:00 am - Sometimes the fate of the smallest critters creates the biggest controversies. Remember the snail darter? The tiny fish that you could fit in the palm of your hand lived...
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GOP should shed Tea Party influenceMay 23, 2013 5:00 am - Mr. Frost’s May 2 storytelling for the Republican Party is beyond belief. Suggesting that the Democratic-led anti-GOP websites are drowning out Republicans calling you r...
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Record donations to MisericordiaMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - The 200-plus red- and white-vested volunteers all had smiles on their faces and a hop in their step as they hit corners and storefronts for the 2013 Misericordia Candy D...
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Teachers need to keep learning, tooMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - As a recently retired Northwest suburban teacher, I would like to explain why teachers receive seminar time. Illinois requires school districts to adhere to basic calend...
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Teachers need training to stay currentMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I am writing in response to Paul Gasiorowski’s letter, “Teachers shouldn’t need seminar time”. It was filled with so much false information and misconceptions that I cou...
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A society grounded in Christianity has hopeMay 19, 2013 5:00 am - The culture of a society is in fact the religion of that society externalized. It may affect its art, music, food, etc., but it runs much deeper than these. When multic...