Vernon Hills Opinion
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Both sides need to be publishedNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Your recent articles regarding the AP stories on Ohio’s two voter initiatives completely ignored the other side of the story. Not one mention in any AP story, or any of ...
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Common sense is all we needNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - The Republicans and Democrats have been bantering back and forth for months on what needs to be done to deal with our ever increasing national debt. Even though I only h...
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The SoapboxNov 12, 2011 4:00 am - Doing their homework Naperville City Council member Steve Chirico showed the value of doing your homework in these tough financial times. He asked for a rundown on the c...
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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Tough questions for ‘ghost busters’Nov 09, 2011 4:00 am - As a physics professor and someone who has actually investigated some paranormal claims in a serious manner (and never once encountering a “ghost”), I was struck by how ...
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AARP spreading lies about Social SecurityNov 08, 2011 4:00 am - I saw an ad on TV by the AARP that shows a senior citizen, with a gang of seniors behind him, saying: “I’m not a number. I’m not a line item on a budget. And I’m definit...
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Hold Russia, China to sanctions on IranNov 08, 2011 4:00 am - Obama When President Obama took office he said the U.S. should engage our enemies through conversation. Not only has Iran been laughing at us, in the past three years it...
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Can’t TV be more creative, less vulgar?Nov 08, 2011 4:00 am - I applaud the letter in the Oct. 27 edition from Charles Falk: “Televised vulgarity debases society.” I am increasingly disgusted with television programs. In comedy the...
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Public deserves Grayslake school board member’s resignationNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - We generally don’t think of school board members or those running for the school board as politicians. And certainly, many may not be masters of every nuance of election...
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Metra rate hikes are unacceptableNov 05, 2011 6:00 am - I am writing to complain about the proposed Metra rate hike and the elimination of the Link-Up subsidy. If implemented, I will incur a 46 percent increase in commuting c...