Vernon Hills Opinion
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Not buying story about reform successApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - We've been told how the new federal health care plan will help us, using the program currently in place in Massachusetts as an example. The following information is my u...
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Let's see who laughs in NovemberApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - About 20,000 unemployed people around Illinois - more than half of them from Chicago and the suburbs - could see the end of their extended benefits starting this week. T...
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Bean on the right side of historyApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Social Security. Medicare. Civil rights. These are historic legislative victories that changed the lives of generations of Americans for the better. Now, thanks in part ...
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It's getting harder to believe DemocratsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - As a payoff to Bart Stupak and his small band of followers for changing their minds on health "insurance reform," President Obama signed (behind closed doors, without an...
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Take remapping out of lawmakers' handsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the years Illinois has know as a state that consists heavily of corrupt government. With governors and representatives being convicted of crimes there is a need for...
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Health reform step toward helping allApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Reading all the letters on the subject of health reform I am amazed at all the numbers being quoted. How do people know that 60 percent of the population opposes health ...
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'Reform' more like 'recipe' for disasterApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - There isn't anyone I have talked with who would disagree the current health care system is in need of reform. However, the issue with supporting the bill as passed is th...
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State should meet obligation to schoolsApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Education funding in Illinois is outrageous and illegal. It may surprise you, but this quote is from the constitution of the state of Illinois, Article X, Section 1: "Th...
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Come together to make America betterApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - What is happening to our country? All the things that are in the news are extremely alarming. A boy punches another boy in a fight. The mother of one sees the other boy...
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Schools need nurses to care for childrenApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - There is proposed legislation in the Illinois Senate and House to address the needs of children in school with diabetes, SB 3822. Children with diabetes and their paren...