Palatine Opinion
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The SoapboxDec 15, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you, readers: At 90, Walt Meder is still contributing. The driving force behind the Daily Herald’s Hope for the Holidays campaign is just as pleased as we are at t...
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Don’t give up on Benghazi probeDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - It is my opinion that the president is in violation of his oath of office. It is a fact that as commander in chief he is to protect our land and its citizens against all...
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Wellness Place could use your donationDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - The 2012 holiday season is upon us, and with this time comes important decisions about year-end giving. While donating at the national and global level is wonderful and ...
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Park district ref didn’t convince herDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - I voted against the Arlington Heights Park District’s referendum in November, mostly because I’m tired of seeing our property taxes steadily go up over the years. But, I...
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Nativity display does not discriminateDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - Quick response to Mr. Guagenti’s shot at Mr. Finnegan’s complaint to the village for not displaying the Nativity. He seems to imply the nativity is an affront to homosex...
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Obama budget is specific, sensibleDec 13, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you for your analysis of the differences between President Obama’s budget proposal and the Republicans’ proposal (“What the sides are proposing,” Dec. 5). To avoid...
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Editorial: Key lesson of scandals: Hazing is never acceptableDec 12, 2012 8:45 am - As a brief history of hazing examples published in Monday’s Daily Herald shows, incidents of hazing like those at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools are neither...
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Public sector should help fix problemsDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - “Boehner’s offer doesn’t add up. The math does not work.” This is what President Obama says of the Republicans’ latest offer to avert going over the fiscal cliff. What d...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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So many offices, candidates, so little timeDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - I've long held that the suburbs need a benevolent dictator or perhaps an elected king. I say that in jest, of course, but it's no laughing matter how many units of gover...