Burlington Opinion
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Endorsement: Noland over Collins in Senate District 22Oct 14, 2012 5:00 am - The GOP challenger for the 22nd District state Senate seat, Cary Collins of Hoffman Estates, is a thoughtful and articulate attorney who understands the depth of the eco...
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Endorsement: Holmes over Hurtado in Senate District 42Oct 14, 2012 5:00 am - Voters in the 42nd Senate District will choose Nov. 6 between incumbent Linda Holmes of Aurora, a Democrat who first was elected in 2006, and Republican challenger Peter...
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Separate church and state in voting boothOct 13, 2012 4:40 am - The separation of church and state has served our country very well in our history. There have been religious wars in all parts of the world. We have not fallen victim t...
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Endorsement: Oberweis over Pierog in 25th Senate DistrictOct 12, 2012 5:00 am - The choice for Illinois state Senate from the 25th District is a classic head scratcher. On the Democratic side of the ballot, voters have Corinne Pierog of St. Charles,...
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Endorsement: Hatcher over Bernard in 50th House DistrictOct 11, 2012 8:16 pm - Incumbent State Rep. Kay Hatcher has been a member of the General Assembly since 2009 and she has one thing on her mind: “Bring (the state) back from the brink of disast...
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Endorsement: Moylan over Sweeney for House 55th DistrictOct 11, 2012 5:26 pm - Martin Moylan is a political climber — two years as Des Plaines alderman, 3½ years as mayor and now a campaign for state representative. There’s nothing wrong with ambit...
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We’ve become a greedy peopleOct 11, 2012 4:40 am - There are far too many strikes these days — teachers, airlines, orchestras. This is nuts. Even a small child can understand the words, “We can’t afford it.” Why can’t ad...
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What about those who gave up?Oct 10, 2012 4:40 am - So, 114,000 job growth reported. How about reporting the number of people who quit looking for work? There are millions of people who just dropped out, and this is the o...
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Judge Walters has instinct, humanityOct 10, 2012 4:40 am - Often during an election we focus most of our attention on the major candidates, which is quite understandable and a good thing. Amid all this, a local circuit court jud...
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With deer, let nature take courseOct 10, 2012 4:40 am - In recent days there has been conversation about bow hunting in Kane County Forest Preserves to reduce the number of deer. As a frequent user of Schweitzer Preserve in S...