Vernon Hills Opinion
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Sportsmanship in short supplyJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - This past weekend, my younger brother participated in a 10- to 11-year-old baseball tournament in Woodstock. The talent among the teams was extraordinary; the sportsmans...
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Not angry by nature, but pushed to limitJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I was at the same tea party that Russell Lissau attended at Cook Park in Libertyville on July 5. In a sense, Lissau is correct about the anger expressed. The speakers an...
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The death of professional pressJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - A professional and unbiased press is a key component of Democracy. Unfortunately, it is becoming extinct as the press has become totally dominated by liberal bias as con...
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Creationism is not real scienceJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - A response to Lindsey Stevens, whose Fence Post letter on July 3 attempts to present creationism as on par with evolution in terms of scientific validity. Unfortunately ...
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Finance reform bill gives citizens hopeJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The financial reform legislation has given me some hope for our democracy. Corporations with money were not able to use their campaign contributions to water down the le...
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Raises show Quinn is out of touchJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - I have always been a believer of "when in doubt about incumbents, replace them". With Gov. Quinn, there is no doubt. He released hundreds of convicts early, exposing cit...
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People have lost faith in DemocratsJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama is a smooth talker he promised you all so much, but what did you get? We are in a bigger debt than we were when Bush was in, our borders are not protecte...
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Industry should help Illinois win goldJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - In March, consulting firm Global Smart Energy awarded Illinois a silver medal - behind gold medalists California and Texas - in its smart grid rankings that scored compe...
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Right idea, wrong politicianJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The article written by Robert McCoppin in the Herald's July 6th edition titled "A bad case of loving himself" was very interesting, but I think that he got the name wron...
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Obama well on way to bankrupting U.S.Jul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Why hasn't the mainstream media caught on that Obama's policies will bankrupt our wonderful country? At the G8 and G-20 meeting this weekend, even our Socialist friends ...