Palatine Opinion
-
Palatine Twp. says ‘thank you’ for helpJan 14, 2013 3:30 am - Palatine Township extends its sincere thank you to the residents and businesses of the Palatine Township community for their overwhelming participation in the annual Tha...
-
Our money just keeps flowing outJan 14, 2013 3:30 am - Hello out there! Is anybody in Barrington awake? Is anyone paying attention to what is happening in our community? In case you just woke up: 1. The Barrington Area Libra...
-
Walsh’s message needs to be heardJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - More than 120 people listened to former congressman Joe Walsh in Arlington Heights recently. The Herald resisted bashing Joe Walsh and reported the story. Too bad the He...
-
Schakowsky’s statement was misleadingJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - In your recent front-page article, “Why congressmen voted no,” you quoted Jan Schakowsky as saying “the Bush tax cuts were always viewed as a short-term tax break, and t...
-
Base laws of the land on ConstitutionJan 08, 2013 4:00 am - My sympathies to the Schaumburg letter writer who is “tired of all (the) talk about gay marriage” when same-sex couples already have the option of entering civil unions....
-
Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...
-
The SoapboxJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Just walk the extra steps: Pretending to be disabled to get a good parking spot is pretty low, but it’s rampant enough that a new state law cracks down on using the disa...
-
Pay for the chaos if you want gunsJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - OK, fine, have armed security at every school. And tax every gun and ammo sold at 100 percent. It’s only fair that the folks who support the NRA and gun industry pay for...
-
Editorial: Need grows for suburban group homesJan 03, 2013 4:00 am - Drive down the streets in Naperville’s Historic District and you will see large, beautiful homes in an idyllic suburban setting. But one of those houses is a home for tr...
-
Marriage equality is the only fair wayJan 03, 2013 4:00 am - I’ve lived with my partner for 31 years and we obtained a civil union in 2011. Several months ago we went to our attorney to update our wills and powers of attorney. Bec...