Vernon Hills Opinion
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Clarifying residents' Quentin Road preferenceApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - This is in response to your April 8 article, “Preckwinkle to visit Palatine council.” As major stakeholders in the corridor in favor of the Quentin Road rebuild project,...
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The Soapbox: From prom to playoffsApr 15, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Missing the boat All 400 tickets for West Chicago Community High School’s chaperoned post-prom party, a midnight cruise on Lake Michigan, we...
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For Schaumburg, only way up is downApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board There was a time, some of us remember, when if you had a big regional mall in your village, you paid little to no property tax to said villa...
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Creationism myths are not scienceApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - So the Fremont school board is receptive to teaching “Creationism” in science classes. This would be laughable if it didn’t reflect an appalling ignorance of the methods...
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Would fewer races equal more voters?Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board In all of suburban Cook County, a bit more than 16 percent of 1.39 million registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. In DuPage C...
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Lawmakers’ math may doom us allApr 05, 2011 10:00 am - In the March 16 paper, I read where the Senate won’t support a $61 billion dollar reduction in spending proposed by the House, saying the cuts are too drastic. This year...
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Cuts to after-school programs carry risksApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois’ anti-crime arsenal contains no weapons more powerful than the proven programs that help kids get the right start – like quality educational child care, after-s...
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Challengers don’t support SHS valuesApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - School board members should reflect the positive values and rights of our educational community, which include equality for all students, respect for teachers’ judgment ...
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Keep Dist. 125 one of the bestApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - The voters in Stevenson High School District 125 have the opportunity to determine whether or not one of the finest public high schools in the United States, Stevenson H...