Burlington Opinion
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Debt percentages are fuzzy mathSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in regard to the letter by Raleigh Sutton in Fence Post Sept. 3, titled “Who has gotten us in deeper debt?” Sutton lists the percent increase or decrease in...
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Dropping English testing big mistakeSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I agree wholeheartedly with the Daily Herald editorial Aug. 29 expressing a dim view of the state’s declining emphasis on writing mastery for elementary and high school ...
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No wrist slap for insurance defraudersSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I read with great interest the article about chiropractic clinics defrauding insurers. I really hope that the doctors involved don’t get off the hook by claiming they di...
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The SoapboxSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Solemn weekend: We don’t fully understand the magic of some numbers, but this 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorism surely carries a solemnity not evident in previous a...
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Geneva, don’t allow open burningSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - The Daily Herald recently reported on the Geneva City Council’s consideration of open burning within its city limits. Three years ago the Batavia City Council addressed ...
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Illinois taxes too much for too littleSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - I totally agree with Julie Belonger from the Sept. 4 opinion page about how we don’t want our taxes to go to a dog park. That’s an understatement. Recently, I asked a co...
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CFL bulbs not what cracked up to beSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - I read Sandra Kaptain’s letter in support of going green, which is fine, but I think we should consider where we go green. There is more to say about the CFL light bulbs...
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Don’t blame tea party for this messSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - In rebuttal to Chrisi Vineyard’s Aug. 21 letter, she presents all the Democrat “War Room” talking points as if sent by the Democratic Central Committee, the exact twiste...
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Job 1: reduce federal spendingSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Whatever we do, we simply must walk the walk in reducing federal spending. Making this program a reality is so clearly the primary issue that I can’t think of a more dir...
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Alternatives needed to tea party puppetsSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - The tea party understands what every gangbanger does — be rude to, over yell and over talk, those you want to intimidate. They know if you ignore the rules of order, dec...