Burlington Opinion
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Tax stock traders for extra cashMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Many years ago when reporters asked Willie Sutton why he robbed banks, he said, “That’s where the money is.” Why can’t Illinois leaders figure out where the money is? Th...
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Pro-choice, pro-life mutually exclusiveMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - In the Feb. 21 letters, I read commentary from Gaylon Alcaraz’s, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, which promoted safe abortions and justified her organiz...
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Editorial on unions was off baseMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - I was saddened by Feb. 22’s main editorial “Striking a balance with labor in Wisconsin.” In it, the Herald’s editorial board maintains that “government seems insistent u...
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Should U-46 be a model district?Mar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald congratulated Superintendent Jose Torres of Elgin Area School District U-46, who was named to a high-powered Department of Education commission looking ...
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It all starts with tort reformMar 03, 2011 1:00 am - Several letters in the Daily Herald lately have urged support for the disastrous federal takeover of American health care. The purported original goal was to provide hea...
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State government: A Tale of Two StatesMar 03, 2011 1:00 am - Watching how differently Illinois and Wisconsin are dealing with their respective deficit crises makes me wish someone would write a Charles Dickens type novel, and call...
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Fox News not so fair and balancedMar 02, 2011 10:00 pm - I tried to watch Fox News with a neutral attitude. I have heard so much about Bill O'Reilly and his “balanced” approach that I figured it was time to check it out. How F...
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Don’t pick on Kirk DouglasMar 02, 2011 1:00 am - With regard to Sean Stangland’s article bashing Kirk Douglas, I think it is rude and disrespectful to trash a stroke victim and a Hollywood icon who musters the strength...
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An argument for single-payer systemMar 02, 2011 1:00 am - We in the U.S. have capitalized medicine. That is, the primary function of our health care system is to make a profit for the tiny minority of the public who own it. For...
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Cut the budget, start with defenseMar 02, 2011 1:00 am - Cal Thomas’ column of Feb. 20 clearly shows the level of stupidity and arrogance he possesses. It’s simple, Cal, you’re a Republican. You can’t claim “fiscal conservativ...