Vernon Hills Opinion
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Congregations work on green projectsFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The world has changed in some pretty dramatic ways in the last few decades. I am constantly reminded of this in magazine articles, and the nightly news on TV, and even a...
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Walsh chooses partisanship over progressFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - In an interview at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Congressman Joe Walsh promised to shut down the federal government – something the far right lea...
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Teach facts, not views on creationFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - As a physics professor and taxpayer, I was appalled to read your Feb. 14 article “Candidates: Teach creationism in science classes” about the Fremont school board electi...
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Hope from invigorated neighborhoodsFeb 22, 2011 12:00 am - The images are all too familiar in troubled times. Empty storefronts dominate the strip malls that were once symbols, if somewhat crassly so, of suburban economic vitali...
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The diversity in our neighborhoodsFeb 20, 2011 12:00 am - The numbers tell a dramatic story. In DuPage County, the white population has actually fallen in the past 10 years, a decline of 6 percent, according to the U.S. Census ...
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The Soapbox: Good citizensFeb 18, 2011 12:00 am - Fearing retribution, witnesses sometimes keep quiet about gang-related crimes. Residents of an apartment complex in Prospect Heights deserve credit for steering police t...
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You can make dent in $14 trillion debtFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - When your credit card hits its $2,000 limit, the credit card company generally responds not with a firm letter telling you to stop spending more money than you make, but...
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Innovation and school consolidationFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - The suburbs are home to loads of public school systems. Just under 300 of them, all told, located here in the six-county area around Chicago. That represents about a thi...
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Law unfair to home schoolingFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - State Sen. Edward Maloney, a Chicago Democrat, has introduced SB136, which would require non-public school students to register annually with the state. This would affec...
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Rollback would benefit insurance companiesFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - The Affordable Care Act provides Americans with more freedom and control in their health care choices. It gives families freedom from worrying about losing their insura...