Burlington Opinion
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Seventh-grader’s woes with Sears EDANov 10, 2011 3:00 am - We, the students of District 300, know about the issue with the proposed extension of Sears tax breaks. I want to tell you how my school, Algonquin Middle School, ha...
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Further evidence of incoherent thoughtNov 09, 2011 3:00 am - I took some heat a short while ago for asking a question that went something like this: “Are liberal/progressives incapable of coherent thought, or are only those who ha...
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Mom questioning field trips in minorityNov 09, 2011 3:00 am - I was appalled to see the article “A field trip or a gambit?” featured on the front page of the Nov. 4 Daily Herald. This smacks of biased reporting. The fact that it is...
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Stop the presses! It’s Tea Party, not tea partyNov 06, 2011 7:00 am - Let me announce that from this day forward, it is the Tea Party. Not the tea party. At least in the Daily Herald, where we made the decision to depart from The Associate...
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Lower speed limit on Green RoadNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - Here are some comments on the article, “Speed limits on Green Road may fall.” I live near Green Road and use it daily. The speed limit on Green is indeed 50 mph. It shou...
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Hit-and-run driver callous, foolishNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I don’t want to be one of those people who just rants on and on about how cruel the people of this world are. However, after reading “Elgin police seek driver in hit-and...
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Who will vote Democrats out?Nov 05, 2011 6:06 am - The stench of corruption emanating from Springfield has become so overpowering that it is difficult to believe that the millions of voters who blindly vote for Democrats...
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Give race tracks sports bookNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I have the solution to the slot machines at race tracks issue. Instead of slot machines at racetracks, give them a sports book option. Why not? We have all other forms o...
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More obstructionism, fewer rights for usNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - The obstructionists are on top of their game. The debt ceiling issue was pressed to zero hour by the Republicans before it was put in the hands of a Super Committee. The...
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A road map for USA’s self-destructionNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - If I wanted to destroy a great and powerful nation like America, first I would use 9/11 and the terrorist threat to enact a police state. Cameras everywhere surveilling ...