Palatine Opinion
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The SoapboxMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - 100 percent will do: When did it become de rigueur for sports figures to suggest they give their game 110 percent? Or wait until their joints are 110 percent healthy? Pe...
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Unions, government both at faultFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - I was dismayed by Richard Piagari’s perspective (Fence Post, Feb. 6). Good teachers are certainly one of our greatest assets, and the jobs they do directly impact how we...
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Editorial: An eye on the future of suburban housingFeb 27, 2013 9:17 am - Where are you going to live when you retire? Where are your kids going to live when they get out of college with a boatload of debt on their backs? For that matter, wher...
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Cook County’s use tax is entirely bogusFeb 27, 2013 4:00 am - Has anyone else in Cook County been slapped with the Non-Retailer Use Tax? In August 2012, I purchased a 1994 Yamaha motorcycle from a private party. I went to the Secre...
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Selective Service an unneeded relicFeb 27, 2013 4:00 am - When President Nixon terminated the draft, he failed to dissolve the Selective Service Administration. Even though there is no longer a draft, males upon reaching the ag...
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Editorial: The legacy of a 40-year-old tragic fireFeb 26, 2013 8:02 am - It’s a reminder of a simpler time in the suburbs. A time when “five and dime” stores proliferated. A time when fighting fires in town meant rousing volunteers at home, o...
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Get to the heart of problems: broken familiesFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - Recently I watched a TV panel discussion on the president’s failure to fight the war on poverty. It got me upset. When are we going to put political correctness aside an...
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Enforce the taxes we have in placeFeb 22, 2013 4:00 am - Partisan politicians continue to rail about whether to raise taxes or cut spending, but never do they mention three specific areas that they need to consider: 1. Waste. ...
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Insurance proof part of plate renewalFeb 21, 2013 4:00 am - This letter is directed to Helen Szybinski, who at the end of her letter on Feb. 6 wrote, “At one time I heard you had to prove you had insurance to get your license pla...
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Editorial: Collaboration that adds up to student successFeb 15, 2013 4:00 am - “How will knowing how to solve algebraic equations help me get a job?” That’s a familiar question to many parents of teenagers (and to math teachers, no doubt), especial...