Vernon Hills Opinion
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Health care must be addressed nowMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear President Obama: I was an avid supporter of yours during the campaign - I canvassed in three states on your behalf. I understand you inherited overwhelmingly diffic...
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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Report pushes parents to advocateMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - What will it take to educate all our children? Illinois Kids Count tries to answer this question by looking at how our kids are doing in school, what's working, and what...
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Compromise needed in eviction powerApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a senior at Mundelein High School. For a political participation project for my AP Government and Politics course, I attended a Mundelein Village Board meeting. Lit...
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Vernon Township's Peterson says thanksApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Township Citizens' Party slate, I would like to thank the residents of Vernon Township for their support in the past election. We will continue to opera...
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Obama not up to Notre Dame honorApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As a Catholic, I was disheartened that Notre Dame's president extended a commencement speaker invitation to President Obama and is planning to present him with an honora...
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"Yes" vote is not consensus on Rt. 53Apr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This week roughly 22 percent of the voters of Lake County went to the polls and voted on the advisory referendum question, "Shall the State of Illinois construct the ext...
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Get facts straight on Free Choice ActApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I wish I had a dollar for every time I hear the pro-business talking point that the Employee Free Choice Act eliminates the secret ballot in the union formation process....
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Saturday SoapboxApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Both sides of the tracks: When government entities cooperate, the taxpayers win. This week the Barrington Countryside and Lake Zurich fire protection districts agreed to...
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Resolution hard to get in Staker caseApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a tragic case, no matter how you look at it. An 11-year-old girl is raped, repeatedly stabbed, strangled and left to die in a Waukegan apartment bathroom. Who kill...