Vernon Hills Opinion
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Citizens must step up now to force reformMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Many of us are willing to spend the hour it takes to get to the polls and vote during an election season. Are you willing to give an hour of your time for a once-in-10-y...
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Drop the belt and talk to your kidsMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Anyone remember the Golden Rule? It seems that for some parents these days, it only applies if their kids adhere to the Fifth Commandment. You know, the one where you ar...
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Getting out is key to child developmentMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - The Leave No Child Inside Consortium of the Greater Barrington, Deer Park, and Lake Zurich Area is thrilled to see the Daily Herald support the need to get children outs...
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We all pay cost for uninsuredMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to you to express my deep concern for the need for national health care reform. My husband and I always believed that because we worked in health care, the ...
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Joe Walsh and the debt he didn't payMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - If Congressional candidate Joe Walsh was so hard up for money that he couldn't fulfill his obligation on a $300,000 mortgage, why was he able to afford to rent an $860,0...
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Obama barking up the wrong treeMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - It was right before the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 that President Obama reopened the health are reform issue, after it was all about jobs-jobs-jobs these past few weeks, by en...
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Frank, Dodd must not own condosMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Once again, our federal government is showing its total ignorance as to how to get the country out of the real estate depression. Recently, HUD and FHA have issued restr...
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Obama's take on proper procedureMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - I was recently appraised of a term which had not crossed my path in some time. The term is "parliamentary procedures." I would surmise that this is the golden gun that t...
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Health care a right, not a privilegeMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - No American should have to go to sleep wondering whether they can financially survive an illness or health care issue. The sense of peace and security that comes with th...
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GOP out of touch with Main StreetMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Last Thursday, while attending a discussion at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the topic turned to the President's plan to let the Bush tax cuts expire for fa...