Burlington Opinion
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Church whistle-blower should be a heroMay 30, 2012 4:40 am - For months now, reports of money laundering, bribes and corruption in the Vatican, the not-so-holy state, have been reliably, but anonymously reported in reliable newspa...
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Cut weeds, Elgin, make roads saferMay 30, 2012 4:40 am - Over the years, Elgin’s public works department has been one of my favorite operations. I’ve always known this department’s employees to be honest, caring and going abov...
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Say no to Medicaid reform amendmentsMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - To cover a projected $2.7 billion increase in Medicaid program expenses for fiscal year 2013 that starts July 1, the Senate is proposing a Medicaid Reform bill SB 2840 i...
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Pension system can’t be viableMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - State pensions, which are being pushed back to the local level on schools, police and firemen, is all over the news these days. But in my opinion legislators do not seem...
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Stop entitlements; right financial shipMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - “Students for fiscal responsibility” offered a very good example of our government gone wild with spending the evening of May 16 at the Arcada Theater in downtown St. Ch...
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Obama’s big step to fight Alzheimer’sMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - I’ve had to watch as loved ones with Alzheimer’s fade away and lose their memory, sense of self, and control over their bodily functions. Throughout, they seem frightene...
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All I do is think about the kidsMay 23, 2012 5:40 am - I would like to share some thoughts with the author of “Our View” printed on the May 16 editorial page. I teach in a Title I school in Elgin Area School District U-46. I...
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Hultgren’s support of education dubiousMay 22, 2012 4:40 am - I just watched Congressman Hultgren’s YouTube video where he read a couple of constituent letters concerning the Student Loan Program. I was really touched with his appa...
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Enough is enough, Geneva schoolsMay 22, 2012 4:40 am - This is in regard to my real estate tax bill from Kane County and Blackberry Township. A 10-percent increase has made me question whether I can afford to live in Geneva ...
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Who cares about Mitt’s bullying?May 20, 2012 4:40 am - Out of the mainstream media arises accusations about Romney’s alleged bullying circa 1965 at the age of 18. How old was Obama when he admitted to drug use? If we seek on...