Burlington Opinion
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Teachers, don’t extort usNov 30, 2012 3:40 am - When I first read that the upcoming teachers strike in District 300 is all about lower class sizes, my first thought was “this is gonna cost us.” Now that the final offe...
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Community’s rights over individuals’?Nov 29, 2012 3:40 am - Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain’s quote about protecting individual rights by way of “the rights of the entire community” when questioned on the tree cutting moratorium in Elgi...
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With better FDA funding, no meningitis outbreak?Nov 27, 2012 3:40 am - Since Reagan the GOP conservatives and, now, the Tea Party radicals, have bitterly complained that government was too big and regulations stifled business. After more th...
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Why give it away if we’re broke?Nov 25, 2012 3:40 am - Hurrah for Janet Lumm’s Nov. 18 letter. If you took a survey you would find that most people agree with Janet. No one except Americans are helping the people affected by...
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New judge promises integrity, fairnessNov 25, 2012 3:40 am - I recently was elected by the voters of Kane County as a circuit court judge. To be honest, it took about a week for it to fully sink in. That time has allowed me to ful...
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Will Vatican ever OK gay marriage?Nov 24, 2012 3:40 am - Well, the Vatican has come out against gay and lesbian marriage as unnatural. Gays and lesbians have had unions long before there was a Vatican and it flies in the face ...
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Time to adopt progressive taxNov 23, 2012 3:40 am - What should we expect from the Illinois General Assembly? Illinois has an antiquated tax system caused by a failure of revenues to keep up with the rising costs of servi...
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Editorial: Resourcefulness in season of thanksgivingNov 21, 2012 6:45 am - One could argue that Elgin sets the bar in the suburbs for looking after its own. It has soup kitchens, a homeless shelter, a crisis center, an addiction counseling cent...
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Boost deductions to fund pensionsNov 21, 2012 3:40 am - I have been a state worker for the past 34 years and I have been contributing into my pension for that 34-year period. Now when I’m just about ready to retire the Illino...
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Schools must do more to head off bullyingNov 20, 2012 3:40 am - The letter from Heather Pearson on the bullying of her daughter only confirms my opinion of school principals and others in authority. When a young person kills himself ...