Vernon Hills Opinion
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Push lawmakers to back health-care billApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - HR 676 is the bill proposed by Rep. John Conyers to provide Medicare for all. It would provide universal, single payer coverage, with no exclusions for pre-existing cond...
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Clearing up myths about Free ChoiceApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm not surprised that some people feel that it would be wrong for the Employee Free Choice Act to be enacted into law; there is so much misinformation out there. If peo...
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Snow in April's sure not global warmingApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I turned all my house and garage lights on at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night and left them on until 10:30 p.m. Global warming is the best hoax ever. There is no scientific a...
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Nursing homes ill-equipped for mentally illApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a story on the harm done by the practice of housing people with mental illness in nursing homes. ("Tragic Results: What can happen when the...
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Valid reasons to vote against Rt. 53 planApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A referendum on extending Route 53, with little dissemination of information, doesn't constitute a valid opinion vote. If it's "yes," a hot-button issue slipped through ...
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Harger helps small businesses thriveApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Four years ago we purchased property and moved our construction business to Libertyville. When we first met with Mayor Harger and the village administration, he encourag...
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Vote NO on plan to extend Route 53Apr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - We need traffic relief in Lake County but a Route 53 expressway is not the answer. As was already demonstrated through the recent Route 120 Corridor planning process, La...
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'Yes' vote on 53 is best for Lake CountyApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake County has been held hostage by a small politically powerful and extremely wealthy group of naysayers for over 40 years. On April 7. the citizens of Lake County hav...
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Re-elect Vernon Twp Citizen's PartyApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Vernon Township voters have a choice April 7, 2009. The Township Citizen's Party of experienced candidates, or their opponents, Vernon Democrats for Change, an all-Democ...
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Yes to Loeffler for District 76 boardApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Having previously served on the Diamond Lake School District 76 for almost ten years I would like to offer my full endorsement for Keith Loeffler who is running for his ...