Burlington Opinion
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Red Gate bridge is a luxuryApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - The Daily Herald’s April 1 front page states mayors are concerned should “state Republican proposal to cut $300 million from cities and villages become law.” At the Gove...
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Alphabet soup not what framers wantedApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Thomas Jefferson lamented in the Declaration of Independence, “He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and ea...
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Madigan, Cullerton must cut budgetApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - I heard a commentator admonish the Democrats in Illinois to go to Wisconsin or Indiana if they don’t like it in Illinois. This is about the attitude of a radio personali...
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The trouble with dual-languageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - Not only is School District U-46 close to losing 200 teachers and implementing a dual language program, but other surrounding districts are as well, like District 300, w...
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Tea party, GOP hold us hostageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - It is one thing for a newly-elected representative to arrive in Congress with a grand vision for improving the nation, but it is quite another when they arrive with a na...
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The Saturday SoapboxApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Good luck to all: The voters have spoken. Low turnout notwithstanding, it’s now time to say thanks to all the new and returning members for ...
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Student’s sentiment touched teachersApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Imagine our surprise recently to walk into our math office and discover a student had left us a cake with “let them eat cake” lettered on the top. The cake was a special...
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Build, not destroy Affordable Care ActApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - We recently marked the anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Several residents of Kane County braved the miserable weather to show support for the act a...
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Libya another no-win warApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Once again, our vaunted Nobel Prize winner is involved in another no-win war; this time it’s Libya. No doubt that Gadhafi has to be done away with as is the silence of B...