Burlington Opinion
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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 ...
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You get what you pay forNov 16, 2012 3:40 am - I wonder if the taxpayers in Community Unit District 300 have heard of the old saying, “You get what you pay for.” I have lived in this district for many years. My five ...
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The challenges ahead for IllinoisNov 16, 2012 3:40 am - The campaigns are over. Now, it is clear. Four years ago when voters said that they demanded affordable health care, they meant it. In Illinois, when they said they dema...
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One Nation, under the Koch brothersNov 15, 2012 3:40 am - I hope that I am the first to congratulate all those people, both Democrats and Republicans, chosen by the Koch brothers to be handsomely rewarded for pretending to repr...
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Blame climate change for SandyNov 14, 2012 3:40 am - Hurricane Sandy is a terrible example of how climate change makes natural weather storms extreme. That storm had a combination of a high tide with a full moon — normal e...
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Church doesn’t get love is more than sexNov 13, 2012 3:40 am - Interesting how the Vatican is “digging in” on the subject of same sex marriage. It strictly focuses on the physical aspect of marriage, ignoring the fact that souls can...
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Keeping faith across generations, continentsNov 12, 2012 10:02 am - For anyone familiar with John McCrae’s famous poem, it is difficult to pass by Naperville’s “Healing Field of Honor” or see pictures of its 2,012 American flags snapping...
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We give and give and get nothing in returnNov 11, 2012 3:40 am - Why do we, the people of the United States of America, always send aid to foreign countries in the wake of whatever natural disaster that strikes? There is not a single ...
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The SoapboxNov 10, 2012 4:00 am - A decent decision: Can’t say we’re ever pleased to hear of a community embracing video gambling, but if it has to happen, a town could do worse than to dedicate all its ...