Vernon Hills Opinion
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Cubs need changes at top, not on topsJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A suggestion to the Cubs brass and powers-that-be: Spend more time putting a viable product on the field and less time trying to stick it to the rooftop owners. You are...
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Evidence mounts to clean house in D.C.Jun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - You may be sick and tired of my anti-administration rants, but that is where these government people want you to be: confused. The one word that must remain in your mind...
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Kirk has served the Navy with honor, dedicationJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to Charles Sawyer's June 8 letter "Mark Kirk disgraces the Navy." I am not a veteran, but I know from Kirk's impressive record that he has far fr...
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Pension stories show bias against teachersJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I am one of the thousands of retired teachers of Illinois. For the past half-century Paddock Publications has pictured us as an overpaid, underachieving lot who have suc...
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'Gun control' only helps evil elementJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Let's get right to the point, gun control does not prevent crime. It only sounds good to people who don't understand that criminals do not obey the law anyway. It only h...
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Kirk not fit to serve in CongressJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - It appears Illinois has its own Richard Blumenthal, and then some, in the form of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk. Connecticut Senate contender Blumenthal, a ...
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Wall Street no better than terroristsJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - If the mindset and goal of terrorists is to destroy the country, economy and people, couldn't the same be said about Corporate America with Wall Street leading the charg...
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Kirk will learn that 'Character counts'Jun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk's hometown, Highland Park, has embraced a nationwide program called Character Counts. The objective of the program is the teaching of ethical values in its pub...
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Soapbox: Bargain hunters and gags gone wrongJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - True bargain hunters: They're not brand new, but the year-old balls now at the Libertyville Golf Learning Center are a vast improvement over the worn-out ones use...
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Don't let lawmakers throw us under bus!Jun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Those in our community still among the fortunate 18.5 million American retirees receiving employer-provided health care coverage are split into two groups. About 14.3 mi...