Vernon Hills Opinion
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Township thanks the Wiechs for helpApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Fremont Township would like to thank the Wiech family, their employees, and their customers for their support of our food pantry. Wiech's Inn of Ivanhoe has graciously d...
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Bush's budget to cut vital programsApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - George Bush's 2009 budget proposal continues its long-standing pattern of freezes or cuts to childcare and early education programs. • The budget calls for the eliminati...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Get your TV converter couponsApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If your television is not digital ready or connected to a cable or satellite system, it will not work after Feb. 17, 2009 when all TV broadcasting must be digital. The ...
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Kirk tries to hide his conservatismApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it fascinating that so many people have felt compelled to boast of Mark Kirk's achievements in Fence Post. And yes, there are some good and important issues on t...
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Kirk is effective and experiencedApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The 10th District of Illinois is fortunate to have an effective and experienced leader representing us in Congress. Congressman Mark Kirk is well respected by both parti...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Educators aren't just principals, teachersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now comes the story of Al Weber. Weber, as Daily Herald reporter Sheila Ahern wrote last week, was not what we normally think of when we hear the word educator. He was ...
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Saturday Soapbox: End of an era at CLCApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The Richard Fonte era at College of Lake County is over, and not a moment too soon. Fonte was hired as the college president in December 2006, but lasted only six months...
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Some interesting newsmakers aren't the usual newsmakersApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't always have to look to Hollywood, Washington or Wrigley Field to find people with the most-interesting or even most influential lives. Where do you go to meet t...