Palatine Opinion
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The SoapboxMar 30, 2013 5:00 am - $130 per vote: That’s the cost of allowing 67 Aurora voters to winnow the field from five to two Ward 9 city council candidates in the February primary. The two survivor...
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Politics cause pain, not sequestrationMar 30, 2013 5:00 am - That’s right, President Obama’s sequestration, it was his idea, his plan, trying to outsmart the Republicans. Well guess what — it didn’t work. And now, for the first ti...
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Columnist Cohen rewriting historyMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - In his March 12 column on FDR, Richard Cohen states that “the war in Europe was not won by the United States, but more so by the Soviet Union.” I think he is guilty of r...
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Pensions ‘take from poor, give to rich’Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Jake Griffin’s column about the legal corruption at District 211 and other districts was enlightening. I had no idea that pensions were so ridiculously high in District ...
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Another traffic jam, courtesy of Cook Co.Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - I would personally like to thank the Cook County Board president and the commissioners for causing more traffic issues on Lake Street in Bloomingdale (DuPage Co.) See, o...
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Spending decisions show lack of leadershipMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - The sequester has passed and the president has warned us about the thousands of teachers who will be let go, the long delays at the airports, the loss of government jobs...
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A summary of our endorsements in Cook County racesMar 25, 2013 5:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in Cook County municipal and school board races and local referendums. Municipal races Arlington Heights village pres...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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All citizens need equal protectionMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to Karen Wagner’s March 14 letter arguing that the Supreme Court should not overturn the Voting Rights Act because it perpetuates the right to vote f...
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No special favors for federal workersMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - I feel compelled to respond to the March 15 letter by Margaret M. Murphy. Her argument seems to be that the reason we need to keep growing government spending is compass...