Vernon Hills Opinion
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Remembering those lost to cancerDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - During the holiday season, our loved ones that we have lost to cancer are never far from our thoughts. This can make the holiday season a very sad and difficult time for...
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Thanks for helping out the veteransDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - On behalf of the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission, I want to extend a public thank-you to the many organizations who helped in the past month to bring a Christ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Working togetherDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School has had its share of problems in 2007. Board infighting, hostility between a board member and the staff, and ongoing money trouble made i...
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Homework should be graded, valuedDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - As a high school teacher and parent, I find it irresponsible for Hawthorn District 73 in Vernon Hills to ban graded homework. Children who do not excel on tests, yet ha...
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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Church, state issue has a historyDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - I must respond to Ron Feldman's Nov. 30 letter "Government and religion co-exist". Feldman insists that separation of church and state was not a founding principle of ou...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...
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Lake Co. soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Welcome Jody Ware, an educator from northwest Illinois, was named Mundelein High School's new superintendent this week. She'll start in July 2008, at a time when adminis...
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Don't forget about people with asthmaDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to "Dogs that are a help, not a hindrance," (Dec. 6 editorial) I applaud your article. These well-trained dogs must definitely be separated from being categ...