Palatine Opinion
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A way to make Internet tax fairMay 18, 2013 5:00 am - Sen. Dick Durbin thinks it unfair that Internet retailers don’t have to charge the same high rate of sales tax that the brick and mortar retailers are required to charge...
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Accountability, sacrifice neededMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - First off, we as taxpayers of the state of Illinois demand that the leaders of the Illinois legislature who blatantly violated the Illinois Constitution by borrowing fro...
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Teachers shouldn’t need seminar timeMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - What is wrong with the school board in District 15? Why do we keep electing these officials? Stand and fight against the unions and the school boards, quit giving them e...
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The SoapboxMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Au natural: How refreshing that the city of Chicago will turn to goats to tame 120 acres of hard-to-reach grass at O’Hare International Airport rather than resorting to ...
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Ability to assimilate key for immigrantsMay 10, 2013 5:00 am - I applaud Froma Harrop’s April 25 column, “Boston bombs and the ability to assimilate.” She is totally correct in her observation of immigrants who come to the U.S. for ...
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Student's thoughts on listening to music in schoolMay 08, 2013 11:00 pm - Should students be able to listen to music during school? Some people may find that listening to music distracts them from concentrating but for some people it helps th...
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Editorial: Expedite federal help for flood victimsMay 07, 2013 9:28 am - The floodwaters are receding and what’s left behind in some communities across the region isn’t pretty. Muck, thousands of used sandbags, soggy carpeting, wet drywall, d...
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Next generation will fund the giveawaysMay 06, 2013 9:18 am - I cannot understand the people of this state and the country being duped by the con artist politicians. They make you believe that they have your best interest at heart ...
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Barrett a good name for Palatine facilityMay 06, 2013 5:00 am - The front page article of 4/14 on a permanent supportive housing development in Palatine was like Christmas in April for me. For almost 30 years, my husband and I have f...
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Disappointed with Morrison’s silenceMay 06, 2013 5:00 am - Last fall, I voted to re-elect state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-District 54) based on the Daily Herald’s endorsement and a positive experience I had contacting him in 2011. I ...