Burlington Opinion
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Docs, patients hurt by Medicare cutsAug 28, 2012 4:40 am - I treat cancer patients daily at American Cancer Center. As a radiation oncologist, I am deeply troubled by the proposed Medicare cuts that could take effect on Jan. 1, ...
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The SoapboxAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t sign that bill: Gov. Pat Quinn has one week to decide whether to expand gambling by adding five new casinos and slots at racetracks, including Arlington Park. Whil...
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Editorial: Even small projects merit breaks, if ...Aug 23, 2012 6:23 am - The village of Fox Lake recently approved $150,000 in tax incentives for a Thornton’s gas station. Buffalo Grove is looking at tax incentives for a Fresh Farms grocery m...
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A manager is not the answerAug 21, 2012 4:40 am - There is a notion out there that what this country really needs as President of the United States is a manager and not a politician. It isn’t so. A manager does not have...
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Why Boy Scouts right to prohibit gaysAug 21, 2012 4:40 am - While I appreciate the heart of James Abbott as expressed in his letter about gays being excluded from the Boy Scouts of America, according to Scripture he is operating ...
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Tax returns are not the storyAug 19, 2012 4:40 am - Again liberal Eugene Robinson is trying to smear Mitt Romney. Romney has released all records required and that should be good enough. If he uses every deduction he is e...
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Of climate change and oilAug 18, 2012 4:40 am - Good science requires that every belief should be held open to honest challenge. Good public policy should be based on the preponderance of evidence. The former suggests...
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Cheap treasuries for infrastructure jobsAug 16, 2012 4:40 am - Foreign countries trust America with their money so much that they continue to invest in our Treasury notes even though the yields are so low. Now is the time for our go...
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Work together to limit climate changeAug 16, 2012 4:40 am - Some like it hot. Some not. I prefer the good old summer days, when regular hot was hot enough. Now James Hansen as well as Bill McKibben have weighed in on climate chan...
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Let’s call them Obama tax cutsAug 16, 2012 4:40 am - Letter writer Tom Minnerick thinks President Bush’s policies gave us a recession. Why then did President Obama extend the Bush tax rates twice? I think the tax rates are...