Burlington Opinion
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Community organizing a noble pursuitAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Regardless of the many crises we find ourselves in these days, I will always be proud to be an American. My father (and also my oldest sister) became an American citizen...
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Why remind us about Facio’s attack?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - I found the Aug. 15 article regarding Angel Facio to be quite distressing and distasteful. School starts for Elgin’s teachers, including Mrs. Gilbert, next week and this...
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Ellen’s sale indeed was excellentAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - I cannot believe the eighth and final “Ellen’s Excellent Sale” has already come and gone. I stand amazed that together we raised $10,200 for Lazarus House. The support f...
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Why don’t police tranquilize dogs?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - In regard to an Aug. 8 article by Tara Garcia Mathewson, I found the story very disturbing. I was sad that the little poodle died, but I was also sad that the Elgin poli...
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The SoapboxAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - Good first step: We’re heartened by a new ethics ordinance and spending and reimbursement policies adopted this week by the DuPage Housing Authority. The rules impose st...
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Obama has been channeling HooverAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Three years into the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover made the statement,“Prosperity is just around the corner.” He lost the election, but the Depression did n...
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Banks skate because of who they knowAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - I have to correct a statement made by Anna Marie Kukec in your business section that ran Aug. 11. The statement read, “The robo-signing controversy started in October 20...
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Time for tollway users to speak upAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Today, suburban commuters get a chance to be heard. We hope they take advantage of it. The Illinois Toll Highway Authority begins a public hearing process on its 15-year...
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A view of Uncle Sam’s shameful autopsyAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - What’s this? Has President Obama appointed yet another czar? This one would be, uh, let’s see now, I guess we’d have to call him the “national coroner.” His first autops...
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Why attacker of Elgin High teacher must get helpAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Angel Facio was 16 when he brutally attacked his Elgin High School teacher without provocation three years ago. Without warning, he stabbed Carolyn Gilbert repeatedly in...