Burlington Opinion
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...
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Constitution supports health care actAug 09, 2012 4:40 am - “To promote the general welfare” in our Constitution has a great deal of relevance. Since 1933 we have had Social Security by our government with premiums paid for this ...
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Editorial: A road map to transparencyAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - When Lombard Village Trustee Peter Breen was elected in April 2011, he made transparency in village government a priority. It’s no wonder then that Lombard now is a mode...
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Obama’s contempt for American DreamAug 05, 2012 4:40 am - Obama claims that his “You didn’t build that” remark has been taken out of context, because he was referring to government roads and bridges; but the context is even wor...
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Vote for Romney favors the richAug 05, 2012 4:40 am - How long will Romney refuse to release his tax returns? We already know he has a $100 million IRA, accounts in the Caymans, Bermuda and Switzerland. So, while Romney dod...
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More taxes, fewer servicesAug 05, 2012 4:00 am - With more than half the year gone, we can look back again at the City of Elgin budget for 2012 and separate the facts from the fiction. When this year's budget was appro...
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Let people carry guns; punish lawbreakersAug 02, 2012 4:40 am - If Mr. Fanella does not want to carry a firearm for his defense, that is fine. But please don’t advocate a criminal law that prevents others from doing so. I do not beli...
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Sick and tired of infomercialsJul 31, 2012 4:40 am - How can TV networks get away with all these massive commercials and infomercials. People are sick of paying a lot of money to watch all this junk. We pay for these fat c...
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Relay For Life almost hits goalJul 29, 2012 4:40 am - On behalf of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Kane County committee, I would like to say “Wow!” Thanks to your support, Relay For Life of Kane County had 75...