Vernon Hills Opinion
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Kirk wasting time with search billSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - So, let me get this straight: According to the Aug. 22 story "Kirk bill's focus is on student safety," Rep. Mark Kirk is working to pass a bill to allow teachers to sear...
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Fawning coverage of Jesse JacksonSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Fawning coverage of Jesse Jackson This letter is in response to your fawning coverage of Jesse Jackson's march. He argues "stopping gun manufacturing would halt illegal ...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Global warming is established factAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - It was with growing distress that I read Cal Thomas' op- ed, "Global Warming fanatics might not heed the facts" on Aug. 20. He, like the few remaining global warming nay...
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Arellano makes the point perfectlyAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - I think that Elvira Arellano sums up the exact reason why she and other illegal aliens do not deserve amnesty, citizenship or any recognition of their criminal behavior ...
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Board should avoid hiring this firmAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The recent decision of the Cook Library Board led by Aaron Lawlor and Karen Broms, both from Vernon Hills, in apparently selecting a library architect could not have bee...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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Wanted by disillusioned public: leadersAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - While candidates and pundits wonder endlessly if a presidential wannabe is black enough or woman enough, too Mormon, too liberal or too conservative, voters and taxpaye...
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Emotion, conflict help put life in budget storiesAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Budget stories always present a quandary for newspapers. On one hand, tracking how governments spend tax money is one of the most important things we do in a democracy....